Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Large-billed Tern

Phaetusa simplex

The Large-billed Tern (Phaetusa simplex) is a 235 g river bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Order

Charadriiformes

Weight

235 g

Habitat

Riverine

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

14

Photo: (c) Pablo H Capovilla, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist