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Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Doug Hynes (XC993637). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Common TernSterna hirundo
Forster's TernSterna forsteri
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Least TernSternula antillarum
Little TernSternula albifrons
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
Great Crested TernThalasseus bergii
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 75,417 |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 24,427 |
| Maine | 15,202 |
| New York | 9,595 |
| Alaska | 7,402 |
| Connecticut | 6,157 |
| New Hampshire | 4,185 |
| Canada | 2,673 |
| New Jersey | 1,894 |
| Nova Scotia | 1,772 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Rock nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on rocks or cliffs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Scrape nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in scrapes.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Fish eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating fish.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Shorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes |
| Family | Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers · Laridae |
| Genus | Typical Terns · Sterna |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Pennsylvania, United States
- Birds of United States
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Roseate Tern with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.