Sandwich Tern Photo Gallery
Breeding adult (Eurasian)
Slender tern with a long black bill with a pale tip.
© Christoph Moning / Macaulay LibraryEmilia-Romagna, April 21, 2014Breeding adult (Cabot's)
Slender tern with a long black bill with a pale tip, although pale tip can be difficult to see. It is the only shaggy crested tern with a black bill.
© Brian Sullivan / Macaulay LibraryTexas, April 18, 2011Nonbreeding adult with juvenile
© Benjamin Clock / Macaulay LibraryLouisiana, July 13, 2010Not all videos have soundNonbreeding adult (Cabot's)
Nonbreeding birds are very pale gray above with only a partial black crown. The bill is black with pale tip.
© Steve Collins / Macaulay LibraryFlorida, December 11, 2008Juvenile (Cabot's)
Juveniles have a mottled black-and-gray back and a dark rear crown patch. The bill is orangish, but quickly turns dark.
© Collin Stempien / Macaulay LibraryAlabama, July 27, 2019Flock (Eurasian)
Highly social tern that congregates in good feeding areas. Note pale gray back and dark bill.
© John van Dort / Macaulay LibraryNoord-Holland, August 11, 2016
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