Avibase: Onychoprion aleuticus (Aleutian Tern)

Aleutian Tern

Onychoprion aleuticus (Baird, SF 1869)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Aleutian Tern - Onychoprion aleuticus	Andrew Spencer	2013-06-16	Olds River Mouth (Kalsin Bay), Kodiak Island, Alaska, United States, Kodiak Island (United States)	- calls from a group of about twenty birds mobbing some Black-billed Magpies that were flying around the tern nesting colony.	32677791 macaulaylibrary.org
Aleutian Tern - Onychoprion aleuticus	AUDEVARD Aurélien	2022-06-08	Fort Davis, Nome Census Area, Alaska, Nome (United States) (0 m)	call - [sono]	1045657 xeno-canto.org
Aleutian Tern - Onychoprion aleuticus	Benjamin Drillat	2025-06-09	Fort Davis, Nome Census Area, Alaska, Nome (United States) (0 m)	call - [also] [sono]	1010760 xeno-canto.org
Aleutian Tern - Onychoprion aleuticus	Steve Hampton	2018-05-25	Nome River mouth, Nome, Alaska, Nome (United States) (0 m)	flight call - 3 birds chasing each other overhead bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	418029 xeno-canto.org
Aleutian Tern - Onychoprion aleuticus	Andrew Spencer	2013-06-16	Kalsin Bay, Kodiak Island, Alaska, Kodiak Island (United States) (0 m)	call - calls from three or four birds flying over my head as I walked near a colony of the species that was located in a grassy area just off a gravel beach. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	139647 xeno-canto.org
Aleutian Tern - Onychoprion aleuticus	Patrik Åberg	2017-06-05	Nome, Nome Census Area, Alaska, Nome (United States) (0 m)	call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	406111 xeno-canto.org
Aleutian Tern - Onychoprion aleuticus	Patrik Åberg	2017-06-05	Nome, Nome Census Area, Alaska, Nome (United States) (0 m)	call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	406108 xeno-canto.org
Aleutian Tern - Onychoprion aleuticus	Andrew Spencer	2013-06-16	Kalsin Bay, Kodiak Island, Alaska, Kodiak Island (United States) (0 m)	call - calls from a group of eight or so birds mobbing a pair of Mew Gulls that were flying near their colony, located in a grassy area just off a gravel beach. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	139649 xeno-canto.org
Aleutian Tern - Onychoprion aleuticus	Andrew Spencer	2013-06-16	Kalsin Bay, Kodiak Island, Alaska, Kodiak Island (United States) (0 m)	call - calls from a group of about twenty birds mobbing some Black-billed Magpies that were flying around the tern nesting colony. The colony was located in a grassy area just off a gravel beach. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	139611 xeno-canto.org
Aleutian Tern - Onychoprion aleuticus	Andrew Spencer	2014-06-18	Nome River mouth, Nome, Alaska, United States, Nome (United States)	- Calls from at least three birds from the colony flying back and forth towards the main group of birds, which were perched about 100m away.	32677631 macaulaylibrary.org
Aleutian Tern - Onychoprion aleuticus	Patrik Åberg	2017-06-05	Nome, Nome Census Area, Alaska, Nome (United States) (0 m)	call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	406110 xeno-canto.org
Aleutian Tern - Onychoprion aleuticus	Andrew Spencer	2013-06-16	Olds River Mouth (Kalsin Bay), Kodiak Island, Alaska, United States, Kodiak Island (United States)	- calls from three or four birds flying over my head as I walked near the colony. Different birds than in ML32677751 and ML32677771.	32677781 macaulaylibrary.org
Aleutian Tern - Onychoprion aleuticus	AUDEVARD Aurélien	2022-06-08	Fort Davis, Nome Census Area, Alaska, Nome (United States) (0 m)	call - [sono]	1045655 xeno-canto.org
Aleutian Tern - Onychoprion aleuticus	AUDEVARD Aurélien	2022-06-08	Fort Davis, Nome Census Area, Alaska, Nome (United States) (0 m)	call - [sono]	1045662 xeno-canto.org
Aleutian Tern - Onychoprion aleuticus	Andrew Spencer	2013-06-16	Olds River Mouth (Kalsin Bay), Kodiak Island, Alaska, United States, Kodiak Island (United States)	- calls from three or four birds flying over my head as I walked near the colony. Different birds than in ML32677781 and ML32677771.	32677751 macaulaylibrary.org
Aleutian Tern - Onychoprion aleuticus	Garrett MacDonald	2015-06-18	Beluga--South Bog, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, Kenai Peninsula (United States) (40 m)	alarm call, call, flight call - Natural vocalizations from a bird overhead in flight defending its nest. Aleutian Tern very rare in west Cook Inlet. This bird (and its mate) had 2 unsuccessful nesting attempts this season. Recording not modified. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	283639 xeno-canto.org
Aleutian Tern - Onychoprion aleuticus	Andrew Spencer	2013-06-16	Kalsin Bay, Kodiak Island, Alaska, Kodiak Island (United States) (0 m)	call - calls from a group of eight or so birds mobbing a pair of Mew Gulls that were flying near their colony, located in a grassy area just off a gravel beach. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	139648 xeno-canto.org
Aleutian Tern - Onychoprion aleuticus	AUDEVARD Aurélien	2022-06-08	Fort Davis, Nome Census Area, Alaska, Nome (United States) (0 m)	call - [sono]	1045656 xeno-canto.org
Aleutian Tern - Onychoprion aleuticus	Patrik Åberg	2017-06-06	Nome, Nome Census Area, Alaska, Nome (United States) (0 m)	call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	406114 xeno-canto.org
Aleutian Tern - Onychoprion aleuticus	Andrew Spencer	2013-06-16	Kalsin Bay, Kodiak Island, Alaska, Kodiak Island (United States) (0 m)	call - calls from three or four birds flying over my head as I walked near a colony of the species that was located in a grassy area just off a gravel beach. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	139645 xeno-canto.org
Aleutian Tern - Onychoprion aleuticus	AUDEVARD Aurélien	2022-06-08	Fort Davis, Nome Census Area, Alaska, Nome (United States) (0 m)	call, flight call - [also] [sono]	1045888 xeno-canto.org
Aleutian Tern - Onychoprion aleuticus	Andrew Spencer	2013-06-16	Olds River Mouth (Kalsin Bay), Kodiak Island, Alaska, United States, Kodiak Island (United States)	- calls from three or four birds flying over my head as I walked near the colony. Different birds than in ML32677751 and ML32677781.	32677771 macaulaylibrary.org
Aleutian Tern - Onychoprion aleuticus	Andrew Spencer	2013-06-16	Olds River Mouth (Kalsin Bay), Kodiak Island, Alaska, United States, Kodiak Island (United States)	- calls from a group of eight or so birds mobbing a pair of Mew Gulls that were flying near their colony	32677761 macaulaylibrary.org
Aleutian Tern - Onychoprion aleuticus	AUDEVARD Aurélien	2022-06-08	Fort Davis, Nome Census Area, Alaska, Nome (United States) (0 m)	call - [sono]	1045658 xeno-canto.org

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