Thursday, December 17, 2015

ASIATIC GULL-BILLED TERN

Photographed at Stockyard Point, Victoria December 2015
737           ASIATIC GULL-BILLED TERN            Sterna affinis

Australia           (580)

This is currently a sub-species of the Gull-billed Tern. It is a vagrant to Australia, being a non-breeding summer migrant (Sept.-April) from Asia to n and e coast, s. to Hunter R. (NSW). It is smaller, greyer, short-legged; usually in non-breeding plumage.








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  1. saturday boyDecember 17, 2015 at 9:22 PM

    tantalisingly close that 600 - 580 is a good one to celebrate on the way - congratulations

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