Prey

Black Tern

From Children of StarClan

Noimage.png 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.