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Common Name

Forster's Tern

Alternate Names

Common Type

Tern

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Laridae

Genus

Sterna

Species

forsteri

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Forsters Tern Kansas 1, Forsters Tern N.J 1, Forsters Tern N.J 2, Forsters Tern N.J 3

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Freshwater, brackish or saltwater marshes and estuaries around lakes and streams

Distribution and Range

N America; winters s US to Costa Rica and Greater Antilles

Food

Feeds by plunge diving for fish but will also catch insects

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