New Zealand fairy tern
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The New Zealand fairy tern or tara-iti (Sternula nereis davisae) is a subspecies of the fairy tern endemic to New Zealand. It is New Zealand's rarest native breeding bird, with about 40 individuals left in the wild.[1] It nests at four coastal locations between Whangarei and Auckland in the North Island.[2][3] It is threatened by introduced predators, extreme storms and tides, beach activity, and waterfront development.[1]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Laridae |
Genus: | Sternula |
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Subspecies: | S. n. davisae |
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Sternula nereis davisae |
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