white-winged tern, or white-winged black tern (Chlidonias leucopterus or Chlidonias leucoptera), standing in the water. This tern is distributed throu

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white-winged tern, or white-winged black tern (Chlidonias leucopterus or Chlidonias leucoptera), standing in the water. This tern is distributed throughout eastern Europe and the Mediterranean coast, with the highest populations living in the Ukraine. It inhabits freshwater marshes, which are also its breeding grounds. White-winged terns are migrant birds and fly south to Africa during Europe's winter months. Photographed at Ein Afek Nature Reserve, in Israel in September

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