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Common Tern

Started by geomorph, 05/31/2004 09:24PM
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Posted 05/31/2004 09:24PM | Edited 05/31/2004 09:24PM Opening Post
Tyler Allred
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I think? These are a little hard to ID, but I think it is a common tern. They sure are streamlined!
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Posted 06/02/2004 04:01AM #1
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Great shot, but I think that is a Caspian Tern based on the stout red bill with no distinct black tip, and generally white underparts. If it was a big bird, about like a ring-billed gull, that would clinch it. The Common Tern is smaller, has a more slender bill with a black tip, and distinctly gray underparts.

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