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| Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Non-breeding |
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| Photographer : | © Rajamanikam Ramamoorthy |
| Location : | Veerampattinam Estuary, Pondicherry, India |
| Date : |
24 March 2015 |
| English synonyms: | Black-billed Common Tern, Tibetan Common Tern, Sea-swallow, Bass Gull, Mackerel Gull, Red-Shank, Summer Gull
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| Bird Family : | Sterninae - Terns & Noddies |
| Bird Group : | CICONIIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | Bird with with slight deficiency in lower mandible.
I've been regularly observing wintering Common Terns at Veerampattinam. Sadly, many of these terns had beak deficiencies/deformities such as not having fully grown mandibles, half grown beak, nearly absent lower mandibles, etc. - RR
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