A Flock of Terns (Common Tern [Sterna hirundo])

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morpheme

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Bonapart's gulls have black bills - these guys are common terns Posted 9 years ago
1. Joe Spandrusyszyn
  
  Lion
  
  How in the world did I mess this one up? They look nothing alike...
  Posted 9 years ago
2. 1. morpheme
    
    Lion
    
    It looked like you had a few photos of Bonapart's on the same day. I can see how it would have been easy to paste in the wrong name. Posted 9 years ago
  2. 1. Joe Spandrusyszyn
      
      Lion
      
      Ah. Those were from two days earlier, which explains why I didn't notice them when I looked. Posted 9 years ago

The Common tern

The common tern is a seabird in the family Laridae. This bird has a circumpolar distribution, its four subspecies breeding in temperate and subarctic regions of Europe, Asia and North America. It is strongly migratory, wintering in coastal tropical and subtropical regions. Breeding adults have light grey upperparts, white to very light grey underparts, a black cap, orange-red legs, and a narrow pointed bill.

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Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies

Species identified by morpheme