Taranui - Caspian Tern - Hydroprogne caspia

Photographed at te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere , Canterbury, New Zealand.

The Caspian tern is a large distinctive gull-like tern of shallow coastal waters and, particularly outside of the breeding season, inland lakes and rivers throughout New Zealand. It is an attractive sleek species whose guttural call is often heard before the bird is seen.

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