The white-fronted tern, also known as tara, sea swallow, black-billed tern, kahawai bird, southern tern, or swallow tail, was first described by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1789. A medium-sized tern wi
Sterna striata in flight with tiny fish in its beak
The roseate tern is a species of tern in the family Laridae. The genus name Sterna is derived from Old English "stearn", "tern", and the specific dougallii refers to Scottish physician and collector D
Juvenile S. d. dougallii showing its scaly mantle. Northumberland, UK.
S. d. bangsi often has an all-red bill. Indonesia.
S. d. gracilis, Capricornia Cays National Park, Queensland, Australia