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Gull-billed Tern Range Map

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Range Map for Gull-billed Tern

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Migration

North American breeders are mostly short-distance migrants. European breeders disperse in all directions before eventually migrating south to Africa.

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Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers(Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Laridae)

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