| Black-fronted tern | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Genus: | Chlidonias |
| Species: | C. albostriatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chlidonias albostriatus (Gray, 1845)
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| Synonyms | |
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Sterna albostriata | |
The black-fronted tern (Chlidonias albostriatus), also known as sea martin, ploughboy, inland tern, riverbed tern or tarapiroe,[2][page needed] is a small tern generally found in or near bodies of fresh water in New Zealand, where it forages for freshwater fish, arthropods and worms. It has a predominantly grey plumage. Restricted to breeding in the eastern regions of the South Island, it is declining and threatened by introduced mammals and birds. It is rated as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)'s Red List of Threatened Species.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Chlidonias albostriatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22694750A93468044. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22694750A93468044.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Rod Morris and Alison Ballance, "Rare Wildlife of New Zealand", Random House, 2008