Natura 2000 related content is now shown on the Biodiversity Information System for Europe, BISE. Please go to BISE or use the Natura 2000 map viewer for the latest information.

Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Charadriiformes > Family: Sternidae > Genus: Chlidonias > Species: Chlidonias leucopterus

White-winged Black Tern - Chlidonias leucopterus (Temminck, 1815)

Images from the web

Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
EU Population status	Secure
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 4 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	186 are designated for this species
Breeding habitats	rivers and lakes wetlands
Natura 2000 species code	A198

Distribution

The distribution map is currently disabled. A new map solution will soon become available. In the meantime, please consult other species distribution map providers listed in the Other resources panel below.

Threat and EU population status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Least Concern

Europe

Least Concern

EU population status

The status of the population at the EU level was evaluated at the species level; this was based on the reports delivered by Member States under Article 12 of the Birds Directive (see fact sheet below). The EU status assessment can cover several subspecies/subspecific population units. For more information, please consult the species fact sheet and link below.

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

Sources:

Population status categories for bird species under the Birds Directive

Secure

Near Threatened, declining or depleted

Threatened (i.e. vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered, regionally extinct)

Unknown or not evaluated

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
CY6000002	Cyprus	ALYKES LARNAKAS	Map
DE2935401	Germany	Aland-Elbe-Niederung	Map
DE2948401	Germany	Schorfheide-Chorin	Map
DE2951401	Germany	Unteres Odertal	Map
DE3239401	Germany	Untere Havel/Sachsen-Anhalt und Schollener See	Map
DE3339402	Germany	Niederung der Unteren Havel	Map
DE3532401	Germany	Vogelschutzgebiet Drömling	Map
DE3642401	Germany	Rietzer See	Map
DE4142401	Germany	Mündungsgebiet der Schwarzen Elster	Map
DE5707401	Germany	Jungferweiher	Map
ES0000068	Spain	Embalse de Orellana y Sierra de Pela	Map
ES0000143	Spain	Marismas de Santoña, Victoria y Joyel y Ría de Ajo	Map
ES0000327	Spain	Embalse de los Canchales	Map
ES0000356	Spain	Riberos del Almonte	Map
ES1300007	Spain	Marismas de Santoña, Victoria y Joyel	Map
FR9410101	France	Étang de Biguglia	Map
GR1110006	Greece	DELTA EVROU	Map
GR1130010	Greece	LIMNES VISTONIS, ISMARIS - LIMNOTHALASSES PORTO LAGOS, ALYKI PTELEA, XIROLIMNI, KARATZA	Map
GR1150001	Greece	DELTA NESTOU KAI LIMNOTHALASSES KERAMOTIS KAI NISOS THASOPOULA	Map
GR1220011	Greece	LIMNOTHALASSA EPANOMIS	Map
GR1230004	Greece	LIMNI PIKROLIMNI - XILOKERATEA	Map
GR1260008	Greece	TECHNITI LIMNI KERKINIS - OROS KROUSIA	Map
GR1270004	Greece	LIMNOTHALASSA AGIOU MAMA	Map
GR1270013	Greece	YGROTOPOI NEAS FOKAIAS	Map
GR1340001	Greece	ETHNIKOS DRYMOS PRESPON	Map
GR1340007	Greece	LIMNI PETRON	Map
GR2110004	Greece	AMVRAKIKOS KOLPOS, LIMNOTHALASSA KATAFOURKO KAI KORAKONISIA	Map
GR2120005	Greece	YGROTOPOS EKVOLON KALAMA KAI NISOS PRASOUDI	Map
GR2230003	Greece	ALYKI LEFKIMΜIS (KERKYRA)	Map
GR2310015	Greece	DELTA ACHELOOU, LIMNOTHALASSA MESOLONGIOU - AITOLIKOU KAI EKVOLES EVINOU, NISOI ECHINADES, NISOS PETALAS, DYTIKOS ARAKYNTHOS KAI STENA KLEISOURAS	Map
GR2320006	Greece	ALYKI AIGIOU	Map
GR2420007	Greece	MEGALO KAI MIKRO LIVARI - DELTA XERIA	Map
GR2420008	Greece	LIMNI DYSTOS	Map
GR2440005	Greece	KATO ROUS KAI EKVOLES SPERCHEIOU POTAMOU	Map
GR2540006	Greece	YGROTOPOI EKVOLON EVROTA	Map
GR2550008	Greece	LIMNOTHALASSA GIALOVAS KAI NISOS SFAKTIRIA	Map
GR4110006	Greece	LIMNOS, LIMNES CHORTAROLIMNI KAI ALYKI, KOLPOS MOUDROU ELOS DIAPORI KAI CHERSONISOS FAKOS, NISOS SERGITSI KAI NISIDES DIAVATES KOMPIOKASTRIA, TIGANI, KARKALAS, PRASONISI KAI THALASSIA PERIOCHI	Map
GR4110007	Greece	LESVOS PARAKTIOI YGROTOPOI KAI KOLPOS KALLONIS	Map
GR4320009	Greece	VOREIOANATOLIKO AKRO KRITIS	Map
GR4320011	Greece	DIONYSADES NISOI KAI THALASSIA ZONI	Map
GR4340020	Greece	LIMNI AGIAS (CHANIA)	Map
IT1120010	Italy	Lame del Sesia e Isolone di Oldenico	Map
IT2040022	Italy	Lago di Mezzola e Pian di Spagna	Map
IT2080010	Italy	Garzaia di Sartirana	Map
IT2080014	Italy	Boschi Siro Negri e Moriano	Map
IT2080019	Italy	Boschi di Vaccarizza	Map
IT2080301	Italy	Boschi del Ticino	Map
IT20B0006	Italy	Isola Boscone	Map
IT20B0009	Italy	Valli del Mincio	Map
IT3220037	Italy	Colli Berici	Map
IT4010018	Italy	Fiume Po da Rio Boriacco a Bosco Ospizio	Map
IT4020021	Italy	Medio Taro	Map
IT4040014	Italy	Valli Mirandolesi	Map
IT4050022	Italy	Biotopi e Ripristini ambientali di Medicina e Molinella	Map
IT4050023	Italy	Biotopi e Ripristini ambientali di Budrio e Minerbio	Map
IT4050024	Italy	Biotopi e Ripristini ambientali di Bentivoglio, S. Pietro in Casale, Malalbergo e Baricella	Map
IT4050025	Italy	Biotopi e Ripristini ambientali di Crevalcore	Map
IT4050026	Italy	Bacini ex-zuccherificio di Argelato e Golena del Fiume Reno	Map
IT4060001	Italy	Valli di Argenta	Map
IT4060002	Italy	Valli di Comacchio	Map
IT4060008	Italy	Valle del Mezzano	Map
IT4070007	Italy	Salina di Cervia	Map
IT4070009	Italy	Ortazzo, Ortazzino, Foce del Torrente Bevano	Map
IT5190008	Italy	Lago di Montepulciano	Map
IT5210070	Italy	Lago Trasimeno	Map
IT5210072	Italy	Palude di Colfiorito	Map
ITA040002	Italy	Isola di Lampedusa e Lampione	Map
ITA050001	Italy	Biviere e Macconi di Gela	Map
LV0507800	Latvia	Liepajas ezers	Map
MT0000015	Malta	L-Inħawi tal-Għadira	Map
PLB040001	Poland	Błota Rakutowskie	Map
PLB040003	Poland	Dolina Dolnej Wisły	Map
PLB060002	Poland	Chełmskie Torfowiska Węglanowe	Map
PLB060003	Poland	Dolina Środkowego Bugu	Map
PLB060004	Poland	Dolina Tyśmienicy	Map
PLB100001	Poland	Pradolina Warszawsko-Berlińska	Map
PLB140002	Poland	Dolina Liwca	Map
PLB200001	Poland	Bagienna Dolina Narwi	Map
PLB260001	Poland	Dolina Nidy	Map
PLB280010	Poland	Zalew Wiślany	Map
PLB300002	Poland	Dolina Środkowej Warty	Map
PLB320003	Poland	Dolina Dolnej Odry	Map
PLB320006	Poland	Jezioro Świdwie	Map
SKCHVU024	Slovakia	Senianske rybniky	Map
IT2040042	Italy	Pian di Spagna e Lago di Mezzola	Map
IT20A0401	Italy	Riserva Regionale Bosco Ronchetti	Map
DE3453422	Germany	Mittlere Oderniederung	Map
DE3744421	Germany	Nuthe-Nieplitz-Niederung	Map
ITA040013	Italy	Arcipelago delle Pelagie - area marina e terrestre	Map
BG0002085	Bulgaria	Chairya	Map
ITA050012	Italy	Torre Manfria, Biviere e Piana di Gela	Map
IT20B0501	Italy	Viadana, Portiolo, San Benedetto Po e Ostiglia	Map
BG0000241	Bulgaria	Srebarna	Map
BG0002046	Bulgaria	Yatata	Map
IT1180028	Italy	Fiume Po - tratto vercellese alessandrino	Map
IT3250046	Italy	Laguna di Venezia	Map
IT7222217	Italy	Foce Saccione - Bonifica Ramitelli	Map
PLC080001	Poland	Ujście Warty	Map
PLB060019	Poland	Polesie	Map
BG0002041	Bulgaria	Kompleks Ropotamo	Map
BG0000240	Bulgaria	Studenets	Map
IT5210018	Italy	Lago Trasimeno	Map
IT4030023	Italy	Fontanili di Gattatico e Fiume Enza	Map
DE5421401	Germany	Vogelsberg	Map
BG0002030	Bulgaria	Kompleks Kalimok	Map
BG0000242	Bulgaria	Zaliv Chengene skele	Map
PLB080004	Poland	Dolina Środkowej Odry	Map
DE5914450	Germany	Inselrhein	Map
BG0002006	Bulgaria	Ribarnitsi Orsoya	Map
BG0002048	Bulgaria	Suha reka	Map
IT20A0015	Italy	Bosco Ronchetti	Map
PLB200007	Poland	Dolina Górnej Narwi	Map
BG0002024	Bulgaria	Ribarnitsi Mechka	Map
BG0002040	Bulgaria	Strandzha	Map
IT4020022	Italy	Basso Taro	Map
IT7222237	Italy	Fiume Biferno (confluenza Cigno - alla foce esclusa)	Map
IT2080501	Italy	Risaie della Lomellina	Map
BG0002106	Bulgaria	Yazovir Ivaylovgrad	Map
PLB200006	Poland	Ostoja Biebrzańska	Map
PLB140014	Poland	Dolina Dolnej Narwi	Map
BG0000273	Bulgaria	Burgasko ezero	Map
DE5519401	Germany	Wetterau	Map
IT20B0017	Italy	Ansa e Valli del Mincio	Map
BG0002013	Bulgaria	Studen kladenets	Map
DE4151421	Germany	Spreewald und Lieberoser Endmoräne	Map
CY4000008	Cyprus	KOILI - MAVROKOLYMPOS	Map
BG0002010	Bulgaria	Yazovir Pyasachnik	Map
BG0002015	Bulgaria	Yazovir Konush	Map
PLB080002	Poland	Dolina Dolnej Noteci	Map
BG0002096	Bulgaria	Obnova	Map
PLB280015	Poland	Ostoja Warmińska	Map
BG0002074	Bulgaria	Nikopolsko plato	Map
BG0000152	Bulgaria	Pomoriysko ezero	Map
ROSPA0053	Romania	Lacul Bugeac	Map
ROSPA0022	Romania	Comana	Map
ROSPA0048	Romania	Ianca - Plopu - Sărat	Map
ROSPA0011	Romania	Blahnița	Map
ROSPA0046	Romania	Gruia - Gârla Mare	Map
ROSPA0056	Romania	Lacul Oltina	Map
ROSPA0057	Romania	Lacul Siutghiol	Map
ROSPA0106	Romania	Valea Oltului Inferior	Map
ROSPA0090	Romania	Ostrovu Lung - Gostinu	Map
ROSPA0094	Romania	Pădurea Hagieni	Map
ROSPA0062	Romania	Lacurile de acumulare de pe Argeș	Map
ROSPA0052	Romania	Lacul Beibugeac	Map
ROSPA0063	Romania	Lacurile de acumulare Buhuși - Bacău - Berești	Map
ROSPA0037	Romania	Dumbrăvița - Rotbav - Măgura Codlei	Map
ROSPA0012	Romania	Brațul Borcea	Map
ROSPA0102	Romania	Suhaia	Map
ROSPA0055	Romania	Lacul Gălățui	Map
ROSPA0064	Romania	Lacurile Fălticeni	Map
ROSPA0054	Romania	Lacul Dunăreni	Map
ROSPA0065	Romania	Lacurile Fundata - Amara	Map
ROSPA0071	Romania	Lunca Siretului Inferior	Map
ROSPA0061	Romania	Lacul Techirghiol	Map
ROSPA0007	Romania	Balta Vederoasa	Map
BG0002051	Bulgaria	Kaliakra	Map
BG0002050	Bulgaria	Durankulashko ezero	Map
BG0000156	Bulgaria	Shablenski ezeren kompleks	Map
BG0000191	Bulgaria	Varnensko-Beloslavsko ezero	Map
BG0000271	Bulgaria	Mandra - Poda	Map
BG0002045	Bulgaria	Kompleks Kamchia	Map
BG0002060	Bulgaria	Galata	Map
BG0002021	Bulgaria	Sakar	Map
PLB160004	Poland	Zbiornik Turawa	Map
PLB200005	Poland	Bagno Wizna	Map
GR4210030	Greece	DYTIKI RODOS: ORI ATTAVYROS & AKRAMYTIS, TECHNITI LIMNI APOLAKKIAS KAI NISIDES GEORGIOU, STRONGYLI, CHTENIES & KARAVOLAS	Map
GR4210031	Greece	NOTIO AKRO RODOU, PRASONISI, YGROTOPOS LIVADI KATTAVIAS	Map
GR4210029	Greece	ANATOLIKI RODOS: PROFITIS ILIAS - EPTA PIGES - EKVOLI LOUTANI - KATERGO, REMA GADOURA - CHERSONISOS LINDOU - NISIDES PENTANISA KAI TETRAPOLIS, LOFOS PSALIDI	Map
GR4110010	Greece	NOTIODYTIKI CHERSONISOS, APOLITHOMENO DASOS LESVOU	Map
CY6000010	Cyprus	ZONI EIDIKIS PROSTASIAS LIMNI OROKLINIS	Map
CY6000011	Cyprus	LIMNI OROKLINIS	Map
GR1150012	Greece	THASOS (OROS YPSARIO KAI PARAKTIA ZONI) KAI NISIDES KOINYRA, XIRONISI	Map
GR2540008	Greece	NOTIA MANI	Map
GR2310016	Greece	LIMNI AMVRAKIA	Map
GR1430007	Greece	PERIOCHI TAMIEFTIRON PROIN LIMNIS KARLAS	Map
GR3000016	Greece	YGROTOPOS SCHINIA	Map
GR2450009	Greece	EVRYTERI PERIOCHI GALAXEIDIOU	Map
GR2230008	Greece	DIAPONTIA NISIA (OTHONOI, EREIKOUSA, MATHRAKI KAI VRACHONISIDES)	Map
GR1340008	Greece	LIMNES ChEIMADITIDA KAI ZAZARI	Map
GR2420012	Greece	OROS OCHI, PARAKTIA ZONI KAI NISIDES	Map
PLB200008	Poland	Przełomowa Dolina Narwi	Map
ROSPA0066	Romania	Limanu - Herghelia	Map
AT3225000	Austria	Weidmoos	Map
ROSPA0124	Romania	Lacurile de pe Valea Ilfovului	Map
CY4000024	Cyprus	OCEANID	Map

Protected sites

Please note the site map takes a while to display.

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	Conditions	More information
Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds (EU Birds Directive)	This species is not mentioned in the annexes, but it is covered by the general protection regime provided by Article 1 of the Directive to all species of birds naturally occurring in the wild state in the European territory of the Member States to which the Treaty applies.		http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species		http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011)		https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (Bonn Convention)	Annex II: migratory species which have an unfavourable conservation status and which require international agreements for their conservation and management, as well as those which have a conservation status which would significantly benefit from the international co-operation that could be achieved by an international agreement.	West Eurasian and African populations	http://www.cms.int/
Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds. Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (AEWA)	Annex II: Waterbird species to which the Agreement applies		http://www.migratoryspecies....ent/about-cms-family http://www.unep-aewa.org/en/legalinstrument/aewa

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Baltsparnu zirinš	Latvian	Latvian NRC
Fumarel Aliblanco	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Gaivina-d'asa-branca	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Guifette leucoptère	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Mignattino alibianche	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
rybitwa bialoskrzydla	Polish	Polish NRC
Valkosiipitiira	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Vitvingad tärna	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Weißflügel-Seeschwalbe	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
White-winged Black Tern	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Witvleugelstern	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

No synonyms available.

Other resources

CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
EBCC Atlas of breeding birds	European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:06280	European bird-ringing
EoL	Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia	Wikipedia
WoRMS	World Register of Marine Species

External data

No external data sets available for this species

Write to us

Call us

Sections