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Tern, Whiskered

Chlidonias hybrida


 

Size : 26-27cm

Habitat : Shallow freshwater wetlands and swamps, brackish & saline lakes, sewerage farms, irrigated croplands and large dams.

Mainly eat small fish, amphibians, crustaceans and insects.

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 Teemburra Dam by Robert Werner

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