Forster's tern

(Sterna forsteri)

galery

Description

Forster's tern is a medium-sized tern with a slender body,deeply forked long tail and relatively long legs.In its non-breeding plumage,the crown is white and a black coma-shaped patch covers the eye and the ear-covert.The wings are grey with the primaries being dark silver grey,while the underside is white.[4][5] The bill is black and the legs are a dull brownish red

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Aves
Order:Charadriiformes
Family:Laridae
Genus:Sterna
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