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Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii dougallii
The roseate tern is a graceful bird, 14 to 17 inches long (35-43 cm), with a wingspan of about 30 inches (76 cm). It resembles the common tern. Its back and upper wings are a light pearly-grey, while its underparts are white. The tip of the white tail extends well beyond its wing tips when the bird is at rest. In the summer it has a black cap, nape and bill. Juveniles have prominent, dark "V"s on the feathers of the back.
Roseate Tern: List
Roseate Tern Images
 (morales, 2011)Two adult terns, left landing right perched |  (Davies, 2016)Adult Roseate Tern left profile |  (USFWS, 1994)Front facing Adult |
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 (Davies 2016)Left profile of juvenile Tern |  (Fecteau, 2014)Right profiles of adult, left, and juvenile, right, Roseate Terns |  (Davies 2016)Adult Tern flying |
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Roseate Tern: Gallery
References
Roseate tern (1994, December 4). Departmentofenvironmantalconservation. Retrieved April 17, 2020, from https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7084.html.
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Photo References
Davies I. (2016) Dougalls Stern, Roseate Tern, Sterna dougallii [Photograph]. Agami. https://www.agami.nl/search.pp?pictureid=128978&page=1&pos=11&title=Dougalls-Stern,-Roseate-Tern,-Sterna-dougallii.
Davies I. (2016, July 17 ). Breeding adult [Photograph]. Allaboutbirds.https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Roseate_Tern/media-browser/33115011
Davies I. (2016, August 14 ). Breeding adult [Photograph]. Allaboutbirds. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Roseate_Tern/media-browser/33115011.
Davies I. (2016). Juvenile [Photograph]. Allaoutbirds. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Roseate_Tern/media- browser/33115011.
Fecteau J. (2014). Terns: roseate tern [Photograph]. Joshfecteau. https://joshfecteau.com/terns-roseate-tern/.
Morales A. (2011). Roseate tern/ Palometas [Photograph]. Flickr.https://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwssoutheast/5840543516/in/photostream/.
Pipher E. (2008). A chick in hand [Photograph]. Theinternetbirdcollection. https://www.hbw.com/ibc/photo/roseate-tern-sterna-dougallii/chick-hand.
US Fish and Wildlife Services. (1994). [Roseate tern head and chest facing left, mouth open] [Photograph]. Departmentofenvironmentalconservation. https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7084.html.
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