Chlidonias leucopterus
Status: Very Rare (< 5 records)
Origins: Breeds mainly in eastern Europe and Asia, wintering in Africa and Australia.
Record Details: One record for Newfoundland. A breeding plumaged adult was first spotted at a yacht club in Long Pond, Conception Bay South on August 19, 2015. It was subsequently spotted both there and at a nearby coastal pond in Chamberlains until August 28, 2015.
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