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- Longueur
- 31–35 cm
- Envergure
- 82–95 cm
- Poids
- 130 g
Présence dans le détroit
Common migrant to coasts. Some occasionally winter.
Identification
Medium-sized, agile flight. Fishes without diving. Similar to an Arctic Tern and a Roseate Tern but with wings that are longer than its tail when perched. Summer plumage shows grey upperparts, pale grey underparts, black forehead, crown and nape, forked tail, red bill with black tip and red legs. Winter plumage shows white forehead and black bill. Juveniles have gingery back and forehead, orange legs and lower mandible, and dark carpal bar.
Déplacements
Peaks in 2nd hf. March and 2nd hf. August.
Reprises de bagues
Finland (2), Holland (2), Norway (1), United Kingdom (1) and Russia (1).
Texte éditorial de Bioestrecho. Dernière révision : 8 septembre 2026.
Galerie
Détroitavocat, CC BY · 2021
Jonathan Layman, CC BY · 2018
Evan M. Raskin, CC BY · 2019
Evan M. Raskin, CC BY · 2019
Evan M. Raskin, CC BY · 2019
Evan M. Raskin, CC BY · 2019
