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The royal tern is a seabird in the gull family Laridae. This bird has two distinctive subspecies: "T. m. maximus" which lives on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the North and South America, and the slightly smaller "T. m. albididorsalis" lives on the coast of West Africa.

Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies
Species identified by Patomarazul
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Uploaded Mar 4, 2018. Captured Sep 16, 2017 15:32 in EEG Boulevard, Kralendijk, Caribbean Netherlands.
  • SP-820UZ
  • f/5.7
  • 1/500s
  • ISO80
  • 116.5mm