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  2. Arctic tern - Wikipedia

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    Like most terns, the Arctic tern has high aspect ratio wings and a tail with a deep fork. [19] The adult plumage is grey above, with a black nape and crown and white cheeks. The upperwings are pale grey, with the area near the wingtip being translucent. The tail is white, and the underparts pale grey. Both sexes are similar in appearance.

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  4. Sterna - Wikipedia

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    the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America (as far south as Brittany and Massachusetts). River tern: Sterna aurantia: inland rivers from Iran east into the Indian Subcontinent and further to Myanmar to Thailand Black-bellied tern: Sterna acuticauda: Pakistan, Nepal, India and Bangladesh, with a separate range in ...

  5. Tern - Wikipedia

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    Terns are generally long-lived birds, with individuals typically returning for 7–10 breeding seasons. Maximum known ages include 34 for an Arctic tern and 32 for a sooty. Although several other species are known to live in captivity for up to 20 years, their greatest recorded ages are underestimates because the birds can outlive their rings. [5]

  6. List of birds of Antarctica - Wikipedia

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    Adelie penguins in Antarctica. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Antarctica.The avifauna of Antarctica include a total of 63 species, of which 1 is endemic.This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition.

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  8. Common tern - Wikipedia

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    The common tern may attempt to steal fish from Arctic terns, [98] but might itself be harassed by kleptoparasitic skuas, [99] laughing gulls, [100] roseate terns, [101] or by other common terns while bringing fish back to its nest. [98] In one study, two males whose mates had died spent much time stealing food from neighbouring broods. [102]

  9. Endangered whales found entangled in rope off Massachusetts ...

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    Two endangered whales have been spotted entangled in fishing gear off Massachusetts, and one is likely to die from its injuries, the federal government said. An aerial survey found the whales ...