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The EcoChart is a pie chart showing the relative likelihood of observing particular other species commonly observed near Chlidonias niger. Likelhood considers both the frequency with which Chlidonias niger is observed at all locations where it has been reported, and the number of observations of all other species at each of those locations. A species that is common where Chlidonias niger is common will have a higher score than if only one of these species is common at that location.
The Top Species lists enumerate those species most commonly observed near Chlidonias niger.
While the chart, lists, and wheel are empirically based on observations, observations favor some phyla over others. Typically Bacteria, Fungi, Protozoa, and Arthropods are more common in the field than in our records.
In the section Characteristics of Habitat, we make some habitat inferences based on the known habitat preferences of those species most commonly associated with Chlidonias niger.

Species Most Often Observed near Chlidonias niger

EcoChart

Top Species

These species are those which most commonly occur in our observation database near Chlidonias niger. Observations favor some phyla over others. Typically Bacteria, Fungi, Protozoa, and Arthropods are more common in the field than in our records.

Top Birds

Top Mammals

Top Amphibians

Top Fish

Top Arthropods

Top Plants

Top Other

Characteristics of Habitat

Range and Population:

This species has a large range, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 10,000,000 km². It has a large global population estimated to be 450,000-1,300,000 individuals (Wetlands International 2002). Global population trends have not been quantified, but the species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List (i.e. declining more than 30% in ten years or three generations). For these reasons, the species is evaluated as Least Concern.[1]
Countries:Native:
Albania; Algeria; Angola; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Armenia; Aruba; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bermuda; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Brazil; Bulgaria; Cameroon; Canada; Cayman Islands; Chile; China; Colombia; Congo; Costa Rica; Croatia; Cuba; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Côte d'Ivoire; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Estonia; Ethiopia; Finland; France; French Guiana; Gabon; Gambia; Georgia; Germany; Ghana; Gibraltar; Greece; Greenland; Guadeloupe; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Hungary; Iceland; India; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Kazakhstan; Latvia; Liberia; Libyan Arab Jamahiriya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of; Mali; Malta; Martinique; Mauritania; Mexico; Moldova, Republic of; Mongolia; Montenegro; Montserrat; Morocco; Namibia; Netherlands; Netherlands Antilles; Nicaragua; Nigeria; Panama; Peru; Poland; Portugal; Puerto Rico; Romania; Russian Federation; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Pierre and Miquelon; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Senegal; Serbia; Sierra Leone; Slovakia; Slovenia; South Africa; Spain; Sri Lanka; Suriname; Sweden; Switzerland; Tajikistan; Tanzania, United Republic of; Togo; Trinidad and Tobago; Tunisia; Turkey; Turks and Caicos Islands; Ukraine; United Kingdom; United States; Venezuela; Virgin Islands, British; Virgin Islands, U.S.; Western Sahara

Vagrant:
Afghanistan; Australia; Bahrain; Chad; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Grenada; Iraq; Jordan; Kenya; Kuwait; Lebanon; Madagascar; Niger; Oman; Rwanda; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; Somalia; Sudan; Syrian Arab Republic; Uruguay; Yemen

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Ecology Notes:

List of Habitats:14.1Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable Land 14.2Artificial/Terrestrial - Pastureland

In sections below, we make some habitat inferences based on the known habitat preferences of those species most commonly associated with Chlidonias niger.

Zone:

alpine, montane, subtropics, temperate, tropics.

Vegetation:

boreal forest, coniferous forests, cultivated areas, deciduous woods and forests, desert, disturbed sites, fence rows, fields, forest edges, forests, gardens, grasslands, hardwood forests, mature forests, meadows, moist woods, montane forests, open forests, pasture, pine forests, rain forest, shrubby vegetation, steppes, thickets, tropical forest, tundra grassland.

Terrain:

arable land, mountain slopes, pastureland, roadsides, rock outcrops, streamsides, urban areas, valleys.

Soil and Rock:

clay, sandy areas, sandy soil, stony areas, thin soil.

Water in Area:

along rivers, bays, bogs, brackish water, ditches, dry areas, estuaries, fens, lagoon, lakes, marshes, pelagic, ponds, river banks, rivers, saltwater, shores, streams, swamps, swampy areas, wet woods.