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| Subspecies nilotica, photographed March 2017 |
(* 737) GULL-BILLED TERN Gelochelidon nilotica
SRI LANKA 28
Found on coast, lagoons, salt-pans, sand spits, tidal flats and tanks. 35-38 cm. Fairly common winter migrants mainly to dry coastal areas, uncommon in wet coastal areas, and rare on inland wetlands; possibly few pairs breed on offshore islands of northern coast.
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