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Terns are
seabirds in the
family Laridae that have a
worldwide distribution and are
normally found near the
sea, rivers, or wetlands.
Terns are treated...
- The Inca
tern (Larosterna inca) is a Near
Threatened species of bird in
subfamily Sterninae of the
family Laridae, the gulls,
terns, and skimmers. It is...
- The
Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) is a
species of
tern, with a
subcosmopolitan but
scattered distribution.
Despite its
extensive range, it is monotypic...
- The
sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) is a
seabird in the
family Laridae. It is a bird of the
tropical oceans,
returning to land only to
breed on islands...
- The
Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) is a
tern in the
family Laridae. This bird has a cir****polar
breeding distribution covering the
Arctic and sub-Arctic...
- The
Sandwich tern (Thal****eus sandvicensis) is a
tern in the
family Laridae. It is very
closely related to the
lesser crested tern (T. bengalensis), Chinese...
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Tern Island is a
coral island located near
French Frigate Shoals in the
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. It is in the
Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife...
- The
greater crested tern (Thal****eus bergii), also
called crested tern or
swift tern, is a
tern in the
family Laridae that
nests in
dense colonies on...
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total length of the
fairy tern is
about 25 cm (10 in). The
fairy tern mainly feeds on fish
which it
catches by
hovering over the
sea before plunging beak first...
- The
royal tern (Thal****eus maximus) is a
tern in the
family Laridae. The
species is
endemic to the Americas,
though strays have been
identified in Europe...