Black Tern
From Children of StarClan
Black Tern | ||
Cat Given Name: | Crow | |
Common Name(s): | American Crow, Black Tern, Common Grackle, Rusty Blackbird, European Starling, Brewer's Blackbird | |
Other Name(s): | Common Starling, Starling | |
Scientific Name(s): | Corvus brachyrhynchos, Chilidonias niger, Euphagus carolinus, Quiscalus quiscula, Sturnus vulgaris, Euphagus cyanocephalus | |
Physical Description: | A small black bird with a slightly curved beak. Their wings are dark grey, the forehead is white, and their is a white spot behind the eye. | |
Physical Statistics: | Length: 9 – 10 Inches (23 – 26 Centimeters) Wingspan: 22–24 Inches (57 – 60 Centimeters) Weight: 1 – 2 Ounces (50 – 60 Grams) | |
Behavior: | Terns are active during the day. These birds live in marshes and make their nests on floating, rotting things. They migrate during the winter. | |
Social Organization: | Black Terns live in flocks. | |
Approval Level*: | None; Black Terns are quite common in the forest. | |
Kill Difficulty: | Moderate; The talons and beak of a Black Tern can blind or injure a cat. | |
Hunting Difficulty: | Specialty - Group Flying; Multiple cats are needed to frighten off most of them and catch a few. | |
Food Quality: | High; Black terns produce a rich flesh and are large enough to feed more than one cat. | |
*Some creatures require approval to appear in RP. This is to make sure the Admins and Mods who need to know are fully aware of a species currently active in their area. These ratings are mainly for those creatures that are uncommon or pose a threat of some sort to the cats. |