Roseate Tern
Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Charadriiformes
Laridae
Sterna
Sterna dougallii
A medium-sized tern similar in appearance to several other species, the Roseate Tern is primarily a tropical bird. It breeds across the globe in tropical oceans... More »
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Roseate Tern - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Roseate Tern ( Sterna dougallii ) is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. This bird has a number of geographical races, differing mainly in bill colour and minor plumage details. S. d. dou...
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Learn how to identify Roseate Tern, its life history, cool facts, sounds and calls, and watch videos. A medium-sized tern similar in appearance to several other species, the Roseate Tern is primarily a tropical bird. ... Roseate Tern Photo...
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Roseate Terns in northeastern North America almost always nest in colonies with Common Terns (S. hirundo). A Roseate Tern can be identified by its lighter gray back and wings, longer outer tail feathers, and, at the beginning of the breeding season, by its black bill.
www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/mbr/tern2.htm www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/mbr/tern2.htm
Species Profile web site of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ... The roseate tern is about 4O centimeters in length, with light-gray wings and back. Its first three or four primaries are black and so is its cap. The rest of the body is white, with a rosy tinge on the chest and belly during the breeding season.
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Roseate Terns in New York State: Species description; Life History; Distribution and Habitat; Status; Management and Research Needs ... The roseate tern is a graceful bird, 14 to 17 inches (36-43 cm) long, with a wingspan of about 30 inches (76 cm). It resembles the common tern. Its back and upper wings are a light pearly...
www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7084.html
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The roseate tern is a medium-sized, colonial-nesting, marine waterbird with a deeply forked tail. This species is distributed worldwide in a variety of coastal habitats. The roseate tern is a slender bird with a body that is approximately 35 to 40 cm in length. Its tail is deeply forked with white streamers,
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Information about roseate tern breeding pairs on Ram and Bird Islands ... Roseate Tern Recovery In Buzzards Bay ... Buzzards Bay Roseate Tern breeding pairs. Data provided courtesy of Brad Blodget and Carolyn Mostello, former and current State Ornithologists, Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. A few pairs...
www.buzzardsbay.org/roseates.htm www.buzzardsbay.org/roseates.htm
Welcome to the Atlantic Region Green Lane. ... The Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) is a slender, medium-sized seabird with a forked tail flanked by streamers. In breeding plumage it is silvery-grey above and white below, the roseate color of its under side is rarely visible.
www.ns.ec.gc.ca/wildlife/roseate/index.html www.ns.ec.gc.ca/wildlife/roseate/index.html
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