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Australian Tern
Gelochelidon macrotarsa(Gould, 1837)
Native
- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Laridae
- Genus
- Gelochelidon
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The Australian tern or Australian gull-billed tern is a tern in the family Laridae, native to Australia. The genus name is from Ancient Greek gelao, "to laugh", and khelidon, "swallow".
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Inland Australia (except south-central, Tasmania)
- Non-breeding range
- To coastal south New Guinea and Timor (east Lesser Sundas)
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
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