Common Tern Identification - All About Birds
WEBCommon Terns have long, narrow, angular wings and pointed wingtips. Unlike gulls, this tern has a straight, slender bill. The tail is forked and the legs are short. Larger than a Least Tern, smaller than a Caspian Tern. Common Terns …
Forster's Tern Identification - All About Birds
WEBShort-legged tern with a thin black bill. Spends the winter in marshes, coastal beaches, lakes, and rivers. Nonbreeding adults have a black eyepatch, an unmarked nape, and a slender black bill. Immature birds are pale gray above and do not have shoulder markings.
The Big Tern Cheat Sheet: How to ID Four Common Species
WEBUse this tipsheet to distinguish between the United States’ four big terns: Caspian, Royal, Elegant, and Sandwich. To check out all our tern species, see Audubon's Guide to North American Birds. And for IDing birds on the go, download Audubon's free bird guide app.
Tern identification: Common and Forster’s Terns » BirdQuiz.net
WEBClassic view of a Common Tern in flight. Note that the upper wing is uniformly gray both before and after the ‘elbow’. There is also a fairly extensive black wedge at the wing tips. Forster’s Tern in flight. Note the relative lack of any black at the tip of the upper wings.
Common Tern Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of …
WEBThe Common Tern is the most widespread tern in North America, spending its winters as far south as Argentina and Chile. They are social birds, foraging in groups and nesting on the ground in colonies. Like other terns, Common Terns aren't shy.
Common Tern | Audubon Field Guide
WEBAt a Glance. One of four very similar terns on this continent. The species lives up to its name as a 'common' tern mainly in the northeast; over much of the continent, it is outnumbered by the similar Forster's Tern. Also widespread in the Old World.
Common Tern - eBird
WEBIdentification. POWERED BY MERLIN. Medium-sized tern found on open ocean, beaches, and large lakes. Adults have pale gray body and black cap. Bill color differs by subspecies: most have red bill with black tip, but some Asian birds have all-black bills.
Forster's Tern | Audubon Field Guide - National Audubon Society
WEBForster's Tern looks so much like a Common Tern that it was largely overlooked by Audubon and other pioneer birders. However, Forster's is more of a marsh bird at most seasons, especially in summer, when it often nests on top of muskrat houses.
Forster's Tern - eBird
WEBIdentification. POWERED BY MERLIN. Smaller than all the gulls, with thinner and more pointed bill. Distinguished from other terns by pale whitish wings and orange-based bill in summer, and isolated black ear patch in winter. Forages by circling and hovering over bays, ponds, and lakes, then dropping to snatch fish.
Common, Arctic and Roseate Tern photo ID guide - BirdGuides
WEBJul 13, 2019 · The set of three 'medium-sized' species – Common, Arctic and Roseate Terns – presents some complex identification problems. Traditionally, field guides emphasise bill colour and pattern, but in reality these species are usually seen in …
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