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Tern, Common

Sterna hirundo


 

Size :  32-37cm

Habitat : Mainly coastal and found in offshore waters, ocean beaches, estuaries and large lakes. Occasionally seen in freshwater lakes and brackish and saline lakes.

Mainly eats fish but also aquatic insects and crustaceans.

My Tern – A pocket guide to the terns of Australia, Birdlife Australia

Classifications: Bird, water and shoreline
Family: Laridae (Gulls, Terns & Skimmers)
Information sources: Photo taken at Shellgrit Creek by Marlis Schoeb

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