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Aleutian TernSize: 32-34 cm |
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
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NON-BREEDING |
Frontal view of an Aleutian Tern in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Farquhar Inlet, Old Bar, NSW, December 2019]
Near-frontal view of an Aleutian Tern in non-breeding
plumage;
note the fine white eye-ring
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Farquhar Inlet, Old Bar, NSW, December 2019]
Lateral view of an Aleutian Tern in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Farquhar Inlet, Old Bar, NSW, December 2019]
Lateral view of an Aleutian Tern in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Farquhar Inlet, Old Bar, NSW, December 2019]
Lateral view of two Aleutian Terns in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Farquhar Inlet, Old Bar, NSW, December 2019]
Lateral view of two Aleutian Terns in non-breeding
plumage,
one of which is preening
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Farquhar Inlet, Old Bar, NSW, December 2019]
Yawn! It's been a long journey from the Aleutian Islands
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Farquhar Inlet, Old Bar, NSW, December 2019]
Near-dorsal view of an Aleutian Tern in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Farquhar Inlet, Old Bar, NSW, December 2019]
Near-dorsal view of an Aleutian Tern in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Farquhar Inlet, Old Bar, NSW, December 2019]
Near-dorsal view of an Aleutian Tern in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Farquhar Inlet, Old Bar, NSW, December 2019]
Dorsal view of 3 Aleutian Terns in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Farquhar Inlet, Old Bar, NSW, December 2019]
Near-frontal view of an Aleutian Tern in non-breeding
plumage, right,
with Little Terns,
centre and left, and Common
Terns, back, for comparison (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Farquhar Inlet, Old Bar, NSW, February 2018]
Lateral view of an Aleutian Tern in non-breeding
plumage; click on image to
see Little Terns and
Common Terns
for comparison (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Farquhar Inlet, Old Bar, NSW, February 2018]
Two Aleutian Terns in non-breeding
plumage, front right,
with Little Terns and
Common Terns
for comparison
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Farquhar Inlet, Old Bar, NSW, February 2018]
Lateral view of an Aleutian Tern in non-breeding
plumage
in flight; note the characteristic dark trailing edge on the
inner wing - this, combined with the shape of the bill,
the shape of the grey area on the back of the head and
the forked tail [not visible here] characterize the species
(photo courtesy of M. Roderick)
[Farquhar Inlet, Old Bar, NSW, December 2017]
Aleutian Tern, top, and Little
Tern, bottom, both in non-breeding
plumage,
in flight
(photo courtesy of M. Roderick)
[Farquhar Inlet, Old Bar, NSW, December 2017]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Near-lateral view of an Aleutian Tern in non-breeding
plumage, right,
with a juvenile bird, left, on a sand bar
(photo courtesy of M. Roderick)
[Farquhar Inlet, Old Bar, NSW, December 2017]
Near-lateral view of an Aleutian Tern in non-breeding
plumage, right,
with a juvenile bird, left,
on a sand bar; for comparison, the two birds at the centre are
Red-necked Stints
(photo courtesy of M. Roderick)
[Farquhar Inlet, Old Bar, NSW, December 2017]