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  2. Tern - Wikipedia

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    Most terns hunt fish by diving, often hovering first, and the particular approach technique used can help to distinguish similar species at a distance. [55] Sea terns often hunt in association with porpoises or predatory fish, such as bluefish, tuna or bonitos, since these large marine animals drive the prey to the surface. Sooty terns feed at ...

  3. Common tern - Wikipedia

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    Common tern Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae Genus: Sterna Species: S. hirundo Binomial name Sterna hirundo Linnaeus, 1758 Breeding Resident Non-breeding Passage Vagrant (seasonality uncertain) Synonyms Sterna fluviatilis (Naumann, 1839) Twisted head The ...

  4. Seabird - Wikipedia

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    The sooty tern is highly aerial and marine and spends months flying at sea, returning to land only for breeding. [1] Raft of coastal seabirds [ 2 ] Gulf of St. Lawrence , Quebec , Canada Seabirds (also known as marine birds ) are birds that are adapted to life within the marine environment.

  5. White-fronted tern - Wikipedia

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    Sterna striata in flight with tiny fish in its beak. The white-fronted tern is an average-sized tern; its dimensions are 35–43 cm (14–17 in) in length, with a wingspan between 79 and 82 cm (31 and 32 in); the male weighs on average 130 g (4.6 oz). [3]

  6. Lesser crested tern - Wikipedia

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    Juvenile lesser crested terns resemble same-age Sandwich terns, but with a yellow-orange bill, and paler overall, with only faint dark crescents on the mantle feathers. There are two other orange-billed terns within the range of this species, royal tern and Greater crested tern. Both are much larger and stouter-billed; royal also has a white ...

  7. Laridae - Wikipedia

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    Laridae is a family of seabirds in the order Charadriiformes that includes the gulls, terns (including white terns), noddies, and skimmers. It includes around 100 species arranged into 22 genera . They are an adaptable group of mostly aerial birds found worldwide.

  8. White tern - Wikipedia

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    The white tern or common white tern (Gygis alba) is a small seabird found across the tropical oceans of the world. [2] It is sometimes known as the fairy tern, although this name is potentially confusing as it is also the common name of Sternula nereis.

  9. Onychoprion - Wikipedia

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    Onychoprion, the brown-backed terns, is a genus of seabirds in the family Laridae. The genus name is from Ancient Greek onux , "claw" or "nail", and prion , "saw". [ 2 ]