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Little Tern

Created by Ian Boyd

Uploaded by Rob Parker
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Resolution: 932x745
Visits: 459
Species: Little Tern
Image id: 5832

Breeding plumage. Duller yellow bill (usually has black tip) than Fairy Tern in breeding plumage. Black line extends from eye to bill, white eyebrow extends over eye and ends in a point (not rounded). Note the contrast of darker grey outer primaries to the rest of the wing – this is a useful feature to help separate Little Tern from Fairy Tern in flight.

	59 / 67 in Previous Bird ID Challenges
	48 / 49 by Ian Boyd
	5 / 6 of Little Tern
	4271 / 5374 Overall
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