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Forster's Tern - Sterna forsteri

Sterne de Forster

Forster's Tern — There is only one species of tern called the Elegant Tern (Sterna elegans), but to me they are all elegant, and that includes the Forster’s Tern, which has a very scattered and interrupted breeding range. It breeds on the central prairies, but also on parts of the west coast, the east coast, and the Gulf (of Mexico) coast, as well as in the Great Lakes region, including extreme southwestern Ontario. Postbreeding birds wander widely, the young and winter-plumage birds rather easy to identify from other similar terns because of distinctive dark “ear patches” behind the eye. They are migratory

Reproduction prohibited without prior permission. © Barry Kent Mackay

The species

Classification

Order : Charadriiformes
Family : Laridae
Species : Forster's Tern

Species photos

The photo

O.Net reference : bkma80533
Author : Barry Kent Mackay

Photo details

Date : 2010 Mar.
Country : Cuba (cu)
Region : Provincia Granma
Location : Paso de Chinchorro
Lat. : 20° 13' 1'' North
Lng. : 77° 20' 60'' West

Exif data [+][-]

Model : Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Speed : 1/1250 s
Aperture : 4
Focal length : 28 mm
Iso : 100
Flash : no