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Home Latest contributions Images Missing images Photographers OBC Home Join OBC RSS feed		Next >>  Little Tern Sternula albifrons sinensis   - Courtship Photographer : © Mapalagama K Premasiri Location : Korakulam, Mannar, Northern Province, Sri Lanka Date : 6 July 2018 English synonyms: Western White-shafted Ternlet (tormenti = sinensis), Little Striker, Minute Tern, Sea Swallow, Silver Ternlet, Eastern Little Tern (sinensis) Bird Family : Sterninae - Terns & Noddies Bird Group : CICONIIFORMES Red Data Status : Least Concern Remarks : Taxonomic Notes : Select an image: 1. Little Tern >> Courtship 2. Little Tern >> Adults and juvenile 3. Little Tern >> Juvenile 4. Little Tern >> Adult with fish 5. Little Tern >> Adult on nest with egg 6. Little Tern >> Adult in breeding plumage 7. Little Tern >> Adult in breeding plumage 8. Little Tern >> Assuming breeding plumage 9. Little Tern >> Assuming breeding plumage 10. Little Tern >> Underwing 11. Little Tern >> Diving 12. Little Tern >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight 13. Little Tern >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight 14. Little Tern >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight 15. Little Tern >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight 16. Little Tern >> Winter plumage 17. Little Tern >> Assuming breeding plumage 18. Little Tern >> Defaecating 19. Little Tern >> Non-breeding in flight 20. Little Tern >> Non-breeding in flight 21. Little Tern >> Group 22. Little Tern >> In flight 23. Little Tern >> In flight 24. Little Tern >> Upperwing 25. Little Tern >> Underwing 26. Little Tern >> Comparison 27. Little Tern >> Comparison 28. Little Tern >> Non-breeding 29. Little Tern >> Non-breeding 30. Little Tern >> Non-breeding 31. Little Tern >> In flight 32. Little Tern >> In flight from above 33. Little Tern >> In flight from above 34. Little Tern 35. Little Tern 36. Little Tern >> In flight 37. Little Tern >> In flight 38. Little Tern >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight 39. Little Tern >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight 40. Little Tern >> Yawning 41. Little Tern >> Adult in breeding plumage 42. Little Tern >> Assuming breeding plumage 43. Little Tern >> Non-breeding in flight 44. Little Tern >> Non-breeding in flight 45. Little Tern >> Non-breeding 46. Little Tern >> Adult in breeding plumage 47. Little Tern >> Adult in breeding plumage 48. Little Tern >> Adult in breeding plumage 49. Little Tern >> Adult in breeding plumage 50. Little Tern >> Adult in breeding plumage 51. Little Tern >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight 52. Little Tern >> Adult assuming breeding plumage 53. Little Tern >> Comparison 54. Little Tern >> Non-breeding 55. Little Tern >> Non-breeding 56. Little Tern >> Non-breeding 57. Little Tern >> Taking off 58. Little Tern >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight 59. Little Tern >> Juvenile 60. Little Tern >> Juvenile 61. Little Tern >> Juvenile 62. Little Tern >> Juvenile taking off 63. Little Tern >> Juvenile in flight 64. Little Tern >> Adult 65. Little Tern 66. Little Tern >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight from above 67. Little Tern >> Adults in breeding plumage 68. Little Tern >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight 69. Little Tern >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight 70. Little Tern >> Adults in breeding plumage 71. Little Tern >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight from below 72. Little Tern >> Comparison 73. Little Tern >> Adult in breeding plumage 74. Little Tern >> Adult in breeding plumage 75. Little Tern >> Chicks 76. Little Tern >> Chick 77. Little Tern >> Chick 78. Little Tern >> Pair 79. Little Tern >> Courtship feeding 80. Little Tern >> Courtship feeding 81. Little Tern >> Courtship feeding 82. Little Tern >> Courtship feeding 83. Little Tern >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight 84. Little Tern >> Adult in breeding plumage 85. Little Tern >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight 86. Little Tern >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight 87. Little Tern >> Adult in breeding plumage 88. Little Tern >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight from above 89. Little Tern >> Breeding plumage 90. Little Tern >> 1st winter 91. Little Tern >> Non-breeding 92. Little Tern >> Non-breeding 93. Little Tern >> Landing 94. Little Tern 95. Little Tern 96. Little Tern >> Non-breeding 97. Little Tern >> Adult almost in full breeding plumage 98. Little Tern >> Courtship 99. Little Tern >> Adult with fish 100. Little Tern >> Adult in breeding plumage 101. Little Tern >> Adult at nest with eggs 102. Little Tern >> Adult in flight from below 103. Little Tern >> Adult in breeding plumage 104. Little Tern >> Chick 105. Little Tern >> Adult in breeding plumage 106. Little Tern >> Non-breeding adult in flight 107. Little Tern >> Non-breeding adult in flight 108. Little Tern >> Beginning to assume breeding plumage 109. Little Tern 110. Little Tern >> Partial breeding plumage 111. Little Tern >> Non-breeding 112. Little Tern 113. Little Tern >> Non-breeding 114. Little Tern >> Adult in flight 115. Little Tern >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight 116. Little Tern >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight 117. Little Tern >> Adult in breeding plumage 118. Little Tern >> In flight from above 119. Little Tern >> Courtship 120. Little Tern >> Courtship 121. Little Tern >> Courtship 122. Little Tern >> Courtship 123. Little Tern >> Adult in breeding plumage 124. Little Tern >> Adult in breeding plumage 125. Little Tern 126. Little Tern >> Adult in breeding plumage 127. Little Tern >> Non-breeding 128. Little Tern >> Adult in breeding plumage 129. Little Tern 130. Little Tern >> Non-breeding plumage 131. Little Tern >> Adult in breeding plumage 132. Little Tern >> Adult hovering 133. Little Tern >> Nest with eggs 134. Little Tern >> Courtship feeding 135. Little Tern >> Adult in breeding plumage 136. Little Tern >> Pair courting 137. Little Tern >> Courtship ritual 138. Little Tern >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight 139. Little Tern >> Non-breeding adult 140. Little Tern >> Assuming breeding plumage 141. Little Tern >> Adult with prey 142. Little Tern >> Breeding adult 143. Little Tern >> Breeding adult 144. Little Tern >> Breeding adult 145. Little Tern 146. Little Tern >> Group 147. Little Tern >> In flight 148. Little Tern >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight 149. Little Tern >> Flock 150. Little Tern >> Flock in flight 151. Little Tern >> Adult on nest with young 152. Little Tern >> Adult on nest with egg 153. Little Tern >> Adults and immature 154. Little Tern >> Adult non-breeding 155. Little Tern >> Adult non-breeding 156. Little Tern >> Adult non-breeding 157. Little Tern >> 1st winter 158. Little Tern >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight 159. Little Tern >> Adult 160. Little Tern >> Adult with chick 161. Little Tern >> Adult with chick 162. Little Tern >> Adult incubating 163. Little Tern >> Adult at nest 164. Little Tern >> Adult at nest 165. Little Tern >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight 166. Little Tern >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight 167. Little Tern >> Adult feeding young 168. Little Tern >> Adult at nest 169. Little Tern >> Pair at nest 170. Little Tern >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight 171. Little Tern >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight 172. Little Tern >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight 173. Little Tern >> Adult in breeding plumage 174. Little Tern >> Adult in breeding plumage 175. Little Tern >> Adult in flight 176. Little Tern >> Adult in breeding plumage 177. Little Tern >> Adult with chick 178. Little Tern >> Chicks and egg 179. Little Tern >> Adult non-breeding 180. Little Tern >> Adult non-breeding 181. Little Tern >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight 182. Little Tern >> Breeding plumaged adult in flight 183. Little Tern >> Nest with eggs 184. Little Tern >> Nest with eggs 185. Little Tern >> Egg 186. Little Tern >> Chick 187. Little Tern >> Chick

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