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Common Tern

Common 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.

Common Terns are pale gray overall with a black cap. Breeding birds have a fully black cap that extends to the back of the neck and a gray belly. They also have an orange bill tipped in black and orange legs. Non-breeding birds have a white forehead, a partial black cap, and black legs and bill. The also have a black bar across the shoulder known as a carpal bar and dark trailing edges on the wingtips as seen in flight.

--- allaboutbirds.org

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Uploaded on December 26, 2022
Taken on August 2, 2022