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Royal Tern
jmorlan

Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)

These large terns sporting a black crest are common residents along the Texas Coast. This is the nominate race. This species is monotypic. A smaller, slimmer, more yellow billed form breeding in West Africa has now been split into a separate species called "West African Crested Tern". Formerly placed in the genus "Sterna." Formerly placed in the genus "Sterna."
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Location
Bay Access mudflats, Convention Center, South Padre Is., Texas, USA.
Date taken
25 April 2023.
Scientific name
Thalasseus maximus
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His feathers are looking a bit ruffled - guess it's a bit windy LOL.

A lovely tern this and you've a wonderful picture of him Joe - well done.
 

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Category
North America
Added by
jmorlan
Date added
View count
170
Comment count
3

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Aperture
ƒ/6.5
Focal length
247.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1000 second(s)
ISO
160
Filename
RoyalTernIMG_2658.jpg
File size
282.7 KB
Date taken
Tue, 25 April 2023 8:47 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 739px

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