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Forster's Tern

Forster's Tern

A slender seabird whose breeding adults have a dark cap, pale body and an orange bill with a dark tip.

Sterna forsteri

All languages

English
Forster's Tern
Norwegian
prærieterne
Japanese
メリケンアジサシ — めりけんあじさし — meriken'ajisashi
Korean
Sterna forsteri — Scientific name; Korean name under review
Spanish
charrán de Forster
French
sterne de Forster
German
Forsterseeschwalbe

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