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Red-legged Kittiwake

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The Red-legged Kittiwake, Rissa brevirostris is a seabird species in the gull family Laridae. It breeds in the Pribilof, Bogoslof and Buldir islands of the USA, and the Commander Islands, Russia.

The Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) is a seabird species in the gull family Laridae. It is a coastal breeding bird around the north Pacific and north Atlantic oceans, found most commonly in ...

Greater Crested Tern

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The Greater Crested Tern, Crested Tern or Swift Tern, (Thalasseus bergii), is a seabird in the tern family which nests in dense colonies on coastlines and islands in the tropical and subtropical Old ...

Sandwich Tern

Animals; Birds

The Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis, syn. Sterna sandvicensis, is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae.

White-cheeked Tern

Animals; Birds

The White-cheeked Tern (Sterna repressa) is a species of tern in the Sternidae family. It is found in East Africa and the Middle East.

Lesser Crested Tern

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The Lesser Crested Tern (Thalasseus bengalensis, syn. Sterna bengalensis) is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. It breeds in subtropical coastal parts of the world mainly from the Red Sea across ...

Elegant Tern

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The Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans, syn. Sterna elegans) is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. It breeds on the Pacific coasts of the southern USA and Mexico and winters south to Peru, Ecuador ...