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Royal Tern

Thalasseus maximus

Photo by AshleyT
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26.0633, -97.1918

Field Notes

Description:

Gray body with black wing tips. The bill is thick and orange, and in the winter only have black on the back of the head.

Habitat:

Sitting on the jetty at the beach.

Reference Links:

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

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