Breeding adult © Sam Miller eBird S56805214 Macaulay Library ML 161558471
Breeding adult © Jonathan Eckerson
Nonbreeding adult © Ian Davies
Breeding adult © Daniel Irons
Immature © Paul Fenwick
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Juvenile © Harlan Stewart
Nonbreeding adult © Eric VanderWerf
Immature © Carl Giometti 🍹
Breeding adult © Jonathan Irons
Habitat © Nick Dorian
Habitat © Amiel Hopkins

amerikanpikkutiira Sternula antillarum

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Identification

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Tiny tern with quick flicking wingbeats. A real beach bum, rarely straying far from sand, both on the coast and along inland rivers and lakes. Breeding adults have yellow bill, stumpy yellow feet, white forehead, and black cap. Nonbreeding and immatures have a black bill, blackish nape, and dark shoulder bar, but still always identifiable by size and quick wingbeats. Often seen with other terns. Listen for shrill high-pitched calls.

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