Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Damara Tern

Sternula balaenarum

The Damara Tern (Sternula balaenarum) is a 60 g coastal bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Order

Charadriiformes

Weight

60 g

Habitat

Coastal

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

6

Photo: (c) Manuel R Popp, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist