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Terns

Order: Charadriiformes Suborder Lari (skuas, gulls & terns)
Family: Sternidae Links Terns

Terns are slender seabirds with long, pointed wings, a pointed bill and a tail which is usually forked. There are about 44 species worldwide, 16 can be found in Britain.

Bird	Latin	Lists	Links	Notes
Tern (Common)	Sterna hirundo	A	Common Tern RSPB
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea	A	Arctic Tern RSPB
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	A	Black Tern RSPB
Little Tern	Sternula albifrons	A	Little Tern RSPB
Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii	A	Roseate Tern RSPB
Sandwich Tern	Sterna sandvicensis	A	Sandwich Tern RSPB
Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon nilotica	A	Gull-billed Tern	rare
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia	A	Caspian Tern	rare
Royal Tern	Sterna maximus	A	Royal Tern	rare
Lesser Crested Tern	Sterna bengalensis	A	Lesser Crested Tern	rare
Forster's Tern	Sterna forsteri	A	Forster's Tern	rare
Aleutian Tern	Onychoprion aleutica	A	Aleutian Tern	rare
Bridled Tern	Onychoprion anaethetus	A	Bridled Tern	rare
Sooty Tern	Onychoprion fuscata	A	Sooty Tern	rare
Whiskered Tern	Chlidonias hybridus	A	Whiskered Tern	rare
White-winged Tern	Chlidonias leucopterus	A	White-winged Tern	rare

By: Keith Park	Section: Wildlife	Key:
Page Ref:	Topic: Birds	Last Updated: 03/2010

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