Little tern
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The little tern is a small seabird of the family Laridae. It is widely distributed breeding on the coasts and inland waterways of Europe, Asia, north and west Africa, and eastern Australia. It winters
Крячок малий
S. a. sinensis in flight, Tokyo Bay, Japan
S. a. placens, Boat Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
S. a. albifrons in winter plumage, Kannur, Kerala, India
Tern
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Terns are seabirds in the subfamily Sterninae of the wider gull and tern family Laridae. They have a worldwide distribution and are normally found near the sea, rivers, or wetlands. Terns are treated
Little tern
…The type locality is Holland in the Netherlands. The species was moved to the genus Sternula when the genus Sterna was restricted to the larger typical terns. The genus name Sternula is a diminutive of Sterna, 'tern', while the specific name albifrons is from Latin albus, 'white', and frons, 'forehead'. Four…
3 point tern
Common tern in flight
Common tern in flight
The plumage of the Inca tern is the most atypical of the group.