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Black-naped Tern

Sterna sumatrana

Photo by JillBlack
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Spotted Beachcomber Island, Fiji

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Black-naped Tern

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AshleyT
I'm thinking either a Black-naped Tern or Common Tern. Common Tern immatures can have darker bills, but I think the orange legs are always orange for them, so I am leaning more towards a Black-naped Tern immature. Not certain of that though.

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