Birds of Brazil

    CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers)  
Genus: Sternula (2 species, 7 worldwide)


Least Tern
Least Tern (Sternula antillarum antillarum)
Green Cay Nature Center, Delray Beach, Florida, USA
  The smallest tern, unmistakable because of its size, also has a distinctive bill.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Least Tern
Least Tern (Sternula antillarum) Immature
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Yellow-billed Tern
Yellow-billed Tern (Sternula superciliaris)
Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Yellow-billed Tern
Yellow-billed Tern (Sternula superciliaris)
Ecuador
  Immature or non-breeding plumage.
   
Photograph by George Cruz (San Jorge Eco-Lodges)   © All Rights Reserved.

Much smaller than the other Amazonian tern, the Large-billed Tern. Note black extending from eye to bill.


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