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Least Tern
Sternula antillarum
27.7062, -97.1485
Field Notes
Description:
Small tern. During breeding, black cap ending at white forehead. Short white eyestripe. Bill yellow with black tip. Back light gray. Underside white. Black leading edge to wing. In nonbreeding plumage has black eyestripe extending to back of head, white top of head, and black bill.
Habitat:
Nestled in the sand on a beach in Port Aransas, Texas
Notes:
The smallest of American Terns, the Least Tern is found nesting on sandy beaches along the southern coasts of the United States and up the major river systems far into the interior of the continent.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJuly 31, 2013
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