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Elegant Tern

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ID Info
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Maps
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Elegant Tern Sounds

Overview
ID info
Life History
Maps
Sounds

Calls
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California, November 03, 2008Recorded by Benjamin Clock | Macaulay Library
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California, October 27, 2020Recorded by Andrew Spencer | Macaulay Library
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California, April 09, 2015Recorded by Paul Marvin | Macaulay Library
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California, April 07, 2015Recorded by Paul Marvin | Macaulay Library
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Ica, July 05, 1982Recorded by Ted Parker | Macaulay Library
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California, October 27, 2020Recorded by Andrew Spencer | Macaulay Library

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Calls

The most commonly heard call is a sharp, grating karr-eek similar to the call of a Royal Tern but shorter and higher in pitch. Breeding birds give lower-pitched gak and kut calls, usually when disturbed by other terns or by predators.

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