Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Fairy Tern

Sternula nereis

The Fairy Tern (Sternula nereis) is a 72 g coastal bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Order

Charadriiformes

Weight

72 g

Habitat

Coastal

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

3

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