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Forster's tern (Sterna forsteri) Rio Lagartos, Yucatan, Mexico. Jul 12, 2017 Forsters tern,Geotagged,Mexico,Sterna forsteri,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Forster's tern (Sterna forsteri)

Rio Lagartos, Yucatan, Mexico. Jul 12, 2017

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The Forster's tern is a member of the gull family, Laridae. It breeds inland in North America and winters south to the Caribbean and northern South America. This species is rare but annual in western Europe, and has wintered in Ireland and Great Britain on a number of occasions. No European tern winters so far north.

Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies
Species identified by Thibaud Aronson
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By Thibaud Aronson

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Uploaded Feb 6, 2018. Captured Jul 12, 2017 11:30 in Unnamed Road, Yucatán, Mexico.
  • DMC-TZ70
  • f/8.0
  • 10/13000s
  • ISO400
  • 129mm