Common Tern - Sterna hirundo

Sterne pierregarin

Common Ternadult breeding, identification, Flight, Behaviour

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  • identification
  • Flight
  • comportement
  • adult
  • breeding
  • Charrán común
  • gaivina-comum
  • Flussseeschwalbe
  • Sterna hirundo
  • Charadriiformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Charadriiformes
Family : Laridae
Species : Common Tern

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures

by the author
all the pictures

The picture

O.Net ref. : alch105494
Author :
Naturissima
Plumage : adult, breeding

Shooting

date : 2011 Jun
Country : Switzerland (sz)
Region : Geneva
Place : Retenue de Verbois - Aire-la-Ville - Genève Retenue de Verbois - Aire-la-Ville - Genève
Lat. : 46° 11' 30'' North
Lng. : 6° 1' 53'' East

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D300
Exposure : 1/500 s

aperture : 5.6

Focal length : 500 mm

Iso : 200

Flash : no