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Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
The Elegant Tern is a striking seabird known for its slender build, long, orange bill, and graceful flight. Adults display pale gray upperparts, white underparts, and a shaggy black crest during the breeding season, giving them a distinctive and 'elegant' appearance. Found prima…
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- Over 90% of the world's Elegant Terns breed on a single island, Isla Rasa in the Gulf of California, making the species vulnerable to localized threats.
- Elegant Terns are known to perform synchronized flying displays during breeding season. They migrate thousands of kilometers between their breeding and wintering grounds. Their long, slender bill is perfectly adapted for catching small, slippery fish.
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