Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica (JF Gmelin, 1789)
TG
GUBTE
6050
Family: Charadriiformes > Laridae
A medium-sized tern with a short, stout and all black bill. Gull-billed Tern is a scarce but annual spring visitor from southern Europe; some individuals stay a while and the species has attempted to breed here.
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BTO RECORDS
BTO RECORDS
Identification
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Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.
CONSERVATION STATUS
This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.
| Species of European Conservation Concern | Least Concern |
| IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (global) |
Least Concern 
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| Schedule 1 license required (to disturb) | No |
| Birds Directive Annex 1 | No |
POPULATION SIZE
We have no population estimates for this scarce species.
| BOU Category | A |
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First Record
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Sussex, 1802 |
DISTRIBUTION
This species is a rare vagrant and was recorded during Bird Atlas 2007–11 as shown on the map.
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SEASONALITY
Gull-billed Tern is a rare vagrant, mostly recorded in summer, though sometimes in autumn.
Movement
Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.
RINGING RECOVERIES
View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.
Biology
Lifecycle and body size information about Gull-billed Tern, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.
PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING
Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.
BIOMETRICS
Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.
Feather measurements and photos on featherbase
CODES & CLASSIFICATION
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Field Codes
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2-letter: TG | 5-letter code: GUBTE | Euring: 6050 |
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Links to more studies from ConservationEvidence.com
- Effectiveness of disturbance methods and egg removal to deter large gulls Larus spp. from competing with nesting terns Sterna spp. on Coquet Island RSPB reserve, Northumberland, England
- The effects of culling on attacks by yellow-legged gulls (Larus cachinnans) upon three species of herons
- The eradication of feral cats from Ascension Island and its subsequent recolonization by seabirds
Read more studies about Gull-billed Tern on Conservation Evidence >
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