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Least Tern

Sternula antillarum

The Least Tern is a small, graceful bird that loves to live near the ocean. It has a sweet, high-pitched call and is known for its quick dives to catch fish in the water.

Hábitat: Coastal areas

Aspecto

The Least Tern is the smallest tern, featuring a distinctive black cap, white forehead patch, and a slender yellow bill with a black tip. Its back is pale gray, contrasting with a white belly and forked tail. These markings help it blend into sandy coastal environments.

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Least Tern
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Least Tern

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Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

A Least Tern chick can walk and hide just hours after hatching from its egg!

Both mom and dad Least Terns share the job of incubating eggs and feeding their babies!

Least Terns make simple nests called scrapes directly on sandy beaches or gravel.

They often nest in colonies, with many other terns nearby for safety in numbers!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Precision Plunge

Least Terns can dive headfirst into shallow water to catch small fish, using their keen eyesight to spot prey.

Habilidad

Beach Blending

Least Terns have speckled eggs and chicks that perfectly camouflage with sandy shores, hiding them from predators.

Habilidad

Winged Wanderer

Least Terns possess long, pointed wings that allow for efficient, rapid flight across vast migratory distances.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
21-24 cm
Envergadura
48-53 cm
Peso
0.035-0.055 kg
Esperanza de vida
5-15 años
Top Speed
60 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta
1-4
Incubación
19-25 días
Distancia de migración
6000 km

Dieta y alimentación

These tiny birds mainly eat small fish and shrimp they catch by diving!

Alimentos principales

  • silversides
  • anchovies
  • killifish
  • shrimp
  • small crabs

Método de búsqueda

  • Pursuit

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

Gulls often prey on eggs, chicks, and sometimes adults.

eaten by

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Raccoons frequently raid nests, eating eggs and chicks.

hunts

Mummichog

Fundulus heteroclitus

Least Terns dive to catch this small estuarine fish.

hunts

Bay Anchovy

Anchoa mitchilli

A common prey fish in coastal waters.

Rasgos

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Colecciones

Seguridad

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If you see a Least Tern, watch quietly from a distance so you don't scare it away.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de Least Tern?

21-24 cm

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Least Tern?

48-53 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Least Tern?

0.035-0.055 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Least Tern?

5-15 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de Least Tern?

60 km/h

¿Qué come Least Tern?

These tiny birds mainly eat small fish and shrimp they catch by diving!

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Least Tern?

Coastal areas

¿Cómo caza Least Tern?

Pursuit

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