White-fronted Tern Pictures - Photos (15 images)
The White-fronted Tern (Sterna striata) is the most common tern of New Zealand. It rarely swims, apart from bathing, despite having webbed feet. The species is protected.
White-fronted Terns feed in large flocks by plunge diving on shoals of smelt and pilchards which have been driven to the surface by larger fish and are easily caught. Like all terns they fly with their heads and bills pointing down to see their prey.
Breeding is between October and January in large...
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White-fronted Terns feed in large flocks by plunge diving on shoals of smelt and pilchards which have been driven to the surface by larger fish and are easily caught. Like all terns they fly with their heads and bills pointing down to see their prey.
Breeding is between October and January in large...
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White-fronted Tern in flight, at Curio Bay
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White-fronted Tern, Stewart Island
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White-fronted Tern hovering in the air, at...
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White-fronted Tern, New Zealand
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white-fronted tern showing off its fork tail
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white-fronted tern flight sequence
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white-fronted tern handing a fish to a hungry...
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Tern with Fish 2.jpg
thanks for the fish!
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White-fronted Tern, New Zealand
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White-fronted Tern, Riverton, New Zealand
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White-fronted Tern, Riverton, New Zealand
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White-fronted Tern, Kaikoura, New Zealand
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White-fronted Tern, Kaikoura, New Zealand
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Abstract of a White-fronted Tern in flight,...