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Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Laridae
- Genus
- Gelochelidon
At a glance
The Gull-billed Tern is a large bird, about 35–38 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 35–38 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Gull-billed Tern look like?
The Gull-billed Tern is a large bird, about 35–38 cm long and weighing 165–320 g.
The gull-billed tern is a tern in the family Laridae. It is widely distributed and breeds in scattered localities in Europe, Asia, northwest Africa, and the Americas. The Australian gull-billed tern was previously considered a subspecies.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Gull-billed Tern?
The Gull-billed Tern is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Gull-billed Tern eat?
The Gull-billed Tern feeds on intertidal invertebrates and fish/invertebrates, usually foraging in flocks.
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