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  2. Tern - Wikipedia

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    In 1961 the common tern was the first wild bird species identified as being infected with avian influenza, the H5N3 variant being found in an outbreak involving South African birds. [74] Several species of terns have been implicated as carriers of West Nile virus .

  3. Common tern - Wikipedia

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    The common tern [2] (Sterna hirundo) is a seabird in the family Laridae. This bird has a circumpolar distribution, its four subspecies breeding in temperate and subarctic regions of Europe, Asia and North America. It is strongly migratory, wintering in coastal tropical and subtropical regions. Breeding adults have light grey upperparts, white ...

  4. Arctic tern - Wikipedia

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    The Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) is a tern in the family Laridae. This bird has a circumpolar breeding distribution covering the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of Europe (as far south as Brittany ), Asia, and North America (as far south as Massachusetts ).

  5. Royal tern - Wikipedia

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    Adult royal tern and Cabot's tern (smaller bird, right) in flight at Core Banks, North Carolina. All white underparts Rodanthe, North Carolina. This is a large tern, second only to the Caspian tern but is unlikely to be confused with this "carrot-billed" giant, which has extensive dark underwing patches.

  6. White-fronted tern - Wikipedia

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    The white-fronted tern (Sterna striata), also known as tara, sea swallow, [2] black-billed tern, kahawai bird, southern tern, [3] or swallow tail, [4] was first described by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1789. [3] A medium-sized tern with an all-white body including underwing and forked tail, with grey hues on the over the upper side of the wing ...

  7. Rare roseate tern spotted along Lake Erie. Here's how ... - AOL

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    The roseate tern isn't the only rare bird to visit the Buckeye State in recent years. This past winter, an ancient murrelet was sighted in Lorain, Emmert said. This species is found on the Pacific ...

  8. White tern - Wikipedia

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    The white tern, manu-o-Kū, was named Honolulu, Hawaiʻi's official bird on April 2, 2007. New Zealand's Department of Conservation classifies the white tern as Nationally Critical, with populations having been largely decimated by the introduction of feral cats and rats on Raoul Island, the terns' only breeding site in the country. [18]

  9. Black noddy - Wikipedia

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    The black noddy (Anous minutus), also known as white-capped noddy, is a species of tern in the family Laridae.It is a medium-sized seabird with black plumage and a white cap that closely resembles the lesser noddy with which it was at one time considered conspecific.

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