Sandwich Tern Feeds Juvenile on Wintering Grounds in Southern Namibia

Ruben C. Fijn; Jessica Kemper

doi:10.5253/arde.2023.a2

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Ruben C. Fijnhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6233-2954,^1,* Jessica Kemper²

¹YourTern Project, Aalscholverstraat 42, 4105 WC Culemborg, The Netherlands
²African Penguin Conservation Project, P.O. Box 583, Lüderitz, 23016, Namibia

^*corresponding author (r.fijn@waardenburg.eco)

Abstract

The duration of parental care varies widely among bird species. The crested terns Thalasseus spp. continue to feed their chicks at least sporadically for several months after fledgling. We recorded provisioning of a juvenile Sandwich Tern T. sandvicensis by its suspected parent at the wintering grounds in southern Namibia, more than 10,000 km away from the nearest breeding site and more than six months after fledging.

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Ruben C. Fijn and Jessica Kemper "Sandwich Tern Feeds Juvenile on Wintering Grounds in Southern Namibia," Ardea 111(2), 549-553, (23 June 2023). https://doi.org/10.5253/arde.2023.a2

Received: 2 August 2022; Accepted: 26 January 2023; Published: 23 June 2023

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