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Royal Tern

Thalasseus maximus

Photo by LivanEscudero
Published on Project Noah
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12.1179, -68.9679

Field Notes

Habitat:

shorelines

Notes:

There was a group of 5 on these break wave rocks. 3 seemed to be in breeding plumage, 1 juvenile (photo 4), and 1 nonbreeding adult (photo 5)

Reference Links:

Royal Tern Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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