Directory of Sterna Resources

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This genus includes most, but not all, species of terns.

Resources in This Category

• Aleutian Tern (Sterna aleutica)

  http://www.avesphoto.com/website/NA/species/TRNALE-1.htm
  Photo of breeding adult in flight.

• Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)

  http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i0710id.html
  Photos of this bird and its egg, a taxonomy chart, and facts about its nesting and diet.

• Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)

  http://animaldiversity.org/site/accounts/information/Sterna_paradisaea.html
  Discusses this bird's physical traits, range, taxonomy, and natural history. Includes photos.

• Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia)

  http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/birds/speciesacc/accounts/gulls/caspia/account.htm
  Facts about this bird's physical characteristics, range, breeding, diet, and behavior. Includes a photo and sound file.

• Elegant Tern (Sterna elegans)

  http://www.oceanoasis.org/fieldguide/ster-ele.html
  Physical description, range, habitat, natural history, and conservation status. Includes photo and video of mating dance.

• Forster's Tern (Sterna Forsteri)

  http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/birds/speciesacc/accounts/gulls/forsteri/account.htm
  Physical appearance of adult and juvenile, distribution, reproduction, and behavior. With a photo and range map.

• Great Gull Island

  http://wso.williams.edu/~wchang/terns/Terns.html
  Information on a research project studying common and roseate terns, with plenty of photographs.

• Gull-billed Tern (Sterna nilotica)

  http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i0630id.html
  Photos, identification tips, range maps, and taxonomy chart.

• Least Tern (Sterna antillarum)

  http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7094.html
  Fact sheet includes details of this bird's physical characteristics, life history, distribution, and conservation status.

• Least Tern (Sterna antillarum)

  http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Least_Tern/id
  Photographs of adult and young birds, description, sound file, status and range map.

• Royal Tern (Sterna maxima)

  http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i0650id.html
  Images, identification tips, range maps, facts about nesting, and a taxonomy chart.

• Tarapiroe, The Black-fronted Tern (Sterna albostriata)

  http://www.nzbirds.com/birds/tarapiroe.html
  Describes the nesting and feeding habits of this rare species endemic to New Zealand.

 

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