Royal Tern - Thalasseus maximus

Sterne royale

Royal Ternadult breeding, close-up portrait, pigmentation

Copy forbidden without prior authorization. © Jean-Michel Fenerole
  • close-up portrait
  • pigmentation
  • adult
  • breeding
  • Charrán real
  • garajau-real-americano
  • Königsseeschwalbe
  • Thalasseus maximus
  • Charadriiformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Charadriiformes
Family : Laridae
Species : Royal Tern

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures

by the author
all the pictures

The picture

O.Net ref. : jefe135664
Author :
Plumage : adult, breeding

Shooting

date : 2013 Mar
Country : Jamaica (jm)
Region : St Ann
Place : Runaway Bay Runaway Bay
Lat. : 18° 28' 41'' North
Lng. : 77° 19' 41'' West

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D90
Exposure : 1/4000 s

aperture : 7.1

Focal length : 260 mm

Iso : 500

Flash : no