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Royal Tern

Thalasseus maximus

Photo by CoastalJHawk
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Field Notes

Description:

A large tern with a slender orange bill (from yellow to reddish). It has a short forked tail. Black in a narrow, shaggy band around back of head; forehead white. (Complete black cap held only briefly during breeding.)
Mostly white all over, with some dark in wingtips.

Habitat:

Ocean beaches

Reference Links:

Royal Tern, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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