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| Photographed off Chili Beach, northern Queensland October 2015 |
705 BRIDLED TERN Sterna anaethetus
Australia (547)
Found in tropical, sub-tropical seas; offshore islands; rarely coasts. 38-42 cm, wingspan 76 cm. Range: breeds islands off w., n. and e. Aust. from Cape Leeuwin (WA) to Bunker Group in s. Gt Barrier Reef (Q). Fairly common offshore in summer, and on Gt Barrier Reef; uncommon s. to Q-NSW border.
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