White-fronted Tern

Sterna striata

Summary 2

The White-fronted Tern (Sterna striata) is the most common tern of New Zealand. It rarely swims, apart from bathing, despite having webbed feet. The species is protected.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Aftab Uzzaman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/72093892@N00/149725092
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterna_striata

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Taxonomy:order Gulls and Allies