species 12,331 observations

Little Tern

Sternula albifrons

Field notes

The little tern (Sternula albifrons) is a small seabird of the family Laridae. It is widely distributed breeding on the coasts and inland waterways of Europe, Asia, north and west Africa, and eastern Australia. It winters in the subtropical and tropical oceans as far south as South Africa and Australia.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided