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The Black-fronted Tern (Chlidonias albostriatus) is a bird found in New Zealand. Found in New Zealand. It eats fish, insects and other small invertebrates and reptiles and frogs. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

🏡 Where the Black-fronted Tern lives

Found in New Zealand.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐟 Fish70%
• 🐛 Insects & bugs20%
• 🦎 Reptiles & frogs10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Black-fronted Tern

Recorded by craig wilson (CC BY 4.0), xeno-canto XC1054237. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Black-fronted Tern

Where does the Black-fronted Tern live?

The Black-fronted Tern lives in New Zealand. Found in New Zealand.

What does the Black-fronted Tern eat?

fish (about 70%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 20%), reptiles and frogs (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Black-fronted Tern endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

More birds from Australia & Oceania

• Kagu
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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.