Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

Order

CHARADRIIFORMES

Family

Gulls, Terns, Skimmers (Laridae)

Code 4

ARTE

Code 6

STEPAD

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: All-purpose
Eye Color: Black-brown.
Head Pattern: Capped
Crown Color: Black
Forehead Color: Black
Nape Color: Black
Throat Color: White
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 36-43 cm (14-17 in)
Weight: 108 g (3.8 oz)
Size: 3. Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary: White, Gray
Underparts: Pale Gray
Upperparts: Gray
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Hovers, dips for prey., Buoyant graceful flight with nearly constant wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 74-84 cm (29-33 in)
Wing Shape: Long-Wings
Tail Shape: Forked Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid, Dark edging
Upper Tail: White with narrow dark edge on outermost feathers.
Under Tail: White with narrow dark edge on outermost feathers.
Leg Color: Red

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