The Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica is a worldwide species. The latin name is from ancient Greek gelao = to laugh, and khelidon = swallow. The nilotica part…
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The Roseate Tern is not often seen away from its breeding sites, most of which are on small islands off-limits to visitors. In the…
Today we are very happy to talk about a new scientific project! Master student Eliette Hamard (from MARE-Madeira) is investigating the potential movements…
Hello Whale Watchers ! Dress your Ocean jacket and your Warm hat, we are going to the Sea !!! 🙂 To end February, we…
Common terns have long tails which have earned them the nickname ‘sea-swallow’. That is, their Latin species name hirundo means swallow and refers to the tern’s…
Leach’s Storm Petrel are named after the British zoologist William Alford Leach. The scientific name Oceanodroma is from ancient greek okeanos « ocean », and…
Monteiro Storm Petrel is apparently an endemic species of the archipelago of the Azores. The species is named after the biologist Luis Monteiro, who…
The Madeiran Storm Petrel is also mainly known as Band-rumped Storm Petrel. This bird is named « band-rumped » for the white band across the top…
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