Royal Tern - Thalasseus maximus

Sterne royale

Royal Ternadult post breeding, identification

  • identification
  • adult
  • post 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

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The picture

O.Net ref. : alca29916
Author :
Puerto Rico Wildlife:...
Plumage : adult, post breeding

Shooting

date : 2007 Jan
Country : Puerto Rico (rq)
Region : San Juan San Juan
Lat. : 18° 27' 36'' North
Lng. : 66° 6' 35'' West

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : Canon EOS 30D

Exposure : 1/400 s

aperture : 14


Focal length : 420 mm


Iso : 200


Flash : no