Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

The Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) is a 129 g ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It migrates.

Family

Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Order

Charadriiformes

Weight

129 g

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Migrant

Countries recorded

130

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