Little Tern
Sterna albifrons
Sterna albifrons
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Little Tern Sterna albifrons |
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The non-breeding little tern and Saunder's tern cannot be distinguished; the image above and images 4 - 7 in the slideshow could be either. Images 1 - 3 in the slideshow show litle terns in breeding plumage; note the white forehead extends to the posterior orbit, while in Saunder's tern the white forehead extends to the anterior orbit. Click the image above to see series of little terns in flight (Ushongo, 3-11), courtesy of Paul Oliver; if desired, place cursor on the images to see the titles; the black outer two primaries are the distinguishing characteristic. |
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