Common tern - Wikipedia
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.
Common Tern Sterna hirundo - eBird
Shorter-tailed and overall darker than gleaming white Roseate Tern. Often found in large flocks, especially in late summer. Gives a harsh screeching call "KEEE-yurrrr." Learn more about Common Tern from… Medium-sized tern found on open ocean, beaches, and large lakes. Adults have pale gray body and black cap.
Common Tern Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of …
Common Terns gracefully row through the sky showing off their long angular wings, and breeding season gray belly, black cap, and red bill. They dive towards the water picking off fish just below the surface. The Common Tern is the most widespread tern in North America, spending its winters as far south as Argentina and Chile.
Common Tern Identification - All About Birds
Breeding adult (hirundo/tibetana) Medium-sized tern with deeply forked tail. Breeding adults have a gray belly, full black cap, and reddish bill. The upper side of the outer primaries is dark gray, creating a dark wingtip.
Common Tern | Audubon Field Guide
One of four very similar terns on this continent. The species lives up to its name as a 'common' tern mainly in the northeast; over much of the continent, it is outnumbered by the similar Forster's Tern. Also widespread in the Old World.
Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | Species Guide | Birda
The Common Tern, Sterna hirundo, is a slender seabird with a circumpolar distribution, breeding in temperate and subarctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America. It is a migratory species, wintering in coastal tropical and subtropical regions.
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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Common Tern - Sterna hirundo - Birds of the World
2020年3月4日 · Common Tern (Sterna hirundo), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.comter.01. A global alliance of nature organizations working to document the natural history of all bird species at an unprecedented scale.
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | Text | BirdLife International
Behaviour This species is a strongly migratory coastal seabird (del Hoyo et al. 1996, Snow and Perrins 1998). It breeds between April and June in solitary pairs or colonially in groups of up to several thousand pairs (del Hoyo et al. 1996).
Sterna hirundo Linnaeus, 1758 - WoRMS - World Register of …
Length: 31-38 cm. Plumage: tail, rump, back and wings pale grey; collar on hindneck and below white; black cap on head; forehead white in non-breeding bird; tail does not extend beyond wings; outer web of outer primary and tips of primaries diffuse black.