Scientific Name: Chlidonias hybridus Common Name: Whiskered Tern
Identifying Features: black cap, red beak, red legs, grey body, white cheek
Fun Facts:
- In winter, the forehead becomes white and the body plumage a much paler grey.
- The whiskered tern eats small fish, amphibians, insects and crustaceans.
This image was clicked by Graham Whitehead – via Flickr.
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