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Little Tern
A detailed history of the fortunes of the little tern in south-east Norfolk appears in 'Birds of Great Yarmouth', published 1991.

 


Little Tern - profile
Scientific name: Sterna albifrons
Conservation status in NSW: Endangered
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Primary moult, body mass and moult migration of Little Tern Sterna albifrons in NE Italy
Author(s): Cherubini G., Serra L. & Baccetti N ...

Little Tern: Little Tern (Drawing & Info - Birds of Britain)
Roseate Tern Tern aka Graceful Tern (Sterna dougallii)
Royal Tern ...

Little tern (Sterna albifrons)
Honeycomb coral (Favites abdita)
Dotted grouper (Epinephelus epistictus)
Blue-spotted stingray (Taeniura lymma)
Large-eared horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus philippinensis)
Buff-banded rail (Gallirallus philippensis) ...

Flying over the marsh I saw:Little Tern, Caspian Tern, Whiskered Tern. In the bushes next to the blind Rainbow Bee-eater, Broad-billed Flycatcher
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Africa Bird Guide Information: Small size and all-black cap diagnostic of breeding plumage; at other times differs from Little Tern in longer, slightly downturned bill and paler grey back, the body shape dumpier; ...

Little Tern, Sternula albifrons
Saunders' Tern, Sternula saundersi
Yellow-billed Tern, Sternula superciliaris
Aleutian Tern, Onychoprion aleutica
Grey-backed Tern, Onychoprion lunata
Bridled Tern, Onychoprion anaethetus ...

Hong, S., Y. Woo, S. Higashi. 1998. Effects of Clutch size and Egg-laying Order on the Breeding Success in the Little Tern Sterna Albifrons on the Nakdong Estuary, Republic of Korea.. Ibis, 140(3): 408-414.

Sooty tern
Sterna vittata. Antarctic tern
Sterna nereis. Fairy tern (endemic)
Sterna albifrons. Little tern
Sterna paradisaea. Arctic tern
Procelsterna cerulea. Grey ternlet
Gygis alba. White tern ...

Little care is required to form a cradle for their progeny; in a short time the variegated eggs are deposited, the little Terns soon burst the shell, and in a few days hobble towards the edge of the water, as if to save their fond parents trouble; ...

Sterna albirons - Little Tern
Chlidonias
Chlidonias hybridus - Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias niger - Black Tern (photo)
Chlidonias leucopterus - White-winged Black Tern
Alcidae - Alcids
Uria
Uria aalge - Common Murre (photo) ...

See also: Arctic Tern, Pigeon, Pheasant, Lapwing, Petrel