Showing posts with label Procelsterna albivitta. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Procelsterna albivitta. Show all posts

Sunday, January 17, 2016

GREY TERNLET

Photographed on Phillip Island (near Norfolk Island) January 2016
753              GREY TERNLET            Procelsterna albivitta

Australia          (597)

Also known as Grey Noddy. 25-30 cm; wingspan 50-60 cm. Found on oceanic islands and surrounding seas. Range: tropical and subtropical Pacific Ocean, incl. Lord Howe and Norfolk Is. Casual alive or beach washed e. coast Aust., usually after storms.