Species in the genus Sterna Results 1 - 17
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Roseate tern (Sterna dougallii)
The roseate tern was first identified in 1812 by Dr MacDougall of Glasgow, hence the specific name dougallii. Males and females ar...  More  8 Images  6 Videos
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Peruvian tern (Sterna lorata)
The Peruvian tern is one of the rarest seabirds in the world. This small, typical-looking tern has a snowy white forehead, throat ...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Fairy tern (Sterna nereis)
Weighing just 70 grams at maturity, the fairy tern is one of the smallest terns breeding in Australasia. During the breeding seaso...  More  5 Images  2 Videos
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South American tern (Sterna hirundinacea)
Information on the South American tern is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  19 Images  2 Videos
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White-cheeked tern (Sterna repressa)
The white-cheeked tern is the darkest of the terns in the genus Sterna. During the breeding season the back, wings, rump, tail and...  More  13 Images  2 Videos
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Great crested tern (Sterna bergii)
The great crested tern is a large tern with an extensive range. During the breeding season, the adult has a distinctive black cap ...  More  19 Images  3 Videos
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Saunders’s tern (Sterna saundersi)
Information on Saunders’s tern is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  5 Images  0 Videos
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Caspian tern (Sterna caspia)
Information on the Caspian tern is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  25 Images  0 Videos
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Lesser crested tern (Sterna bengalensis)
Information on the lesser crested tern is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  14 Images  0 Videos
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Chinese crested tern (Sterna bernsteini)
Previously thought to be possibly extinct, the Chinese crested tern was rediscovered in 2000 with a population of just four adult ...  More  19 Images  0 Videos
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Black-fronted tern (Sterna albostriata)
This small, threatened bird is one of many tern species that live around the New Zealand coast, but is unique by being the only on...  More  7 Images  1 Video
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Sooty tern (Sterna fuscata)
Information on the sooty tern is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  21 Images  2 Videos
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Gull-billed tern (Sterna nilotica)
Information on the gull-billed tern is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  12 Images  0 Videos
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Bridled tern (Sterna anaethetus)
The specific name of the bridled tern, anathetus, is derived from the Greek for senseless or stupid, a reference to the ease with ...  More  12 Images  1 Video
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Damara tern (Sterna balaenarum)
A typical small tern in appearance, the Damara tern has a white body, pale grey back, yellowish to dusky legs and a black beak. In...  More  10 Images  0 Videos
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Elegant tern (Sterna elegans)
The elegant tern is a medium-sized and rather striking tern, with a black cap and a distinctive long, shaggy crest. The upperparts...  More  15 Images  1 Video

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