Common Tern - Sterna hirundo

Sterne pierregarin

Common Ternadult breeding, identification, Flight, feeding habits

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  • identification
  • Flight
  • feeding habits
  • 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. : lixa110561
Author :
Plumage : adult, breeding

Shooting

date : 2009 May
Country : France (fr)
Region : Occitanie
Place : Étang du Charnier Étang du Charnier
Lat. : 43° 37' 41'' North
Lng. : 4° 17' 59'' East

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D300
Exposure : 1/2500 s

aperture : 5.6

Focal length : 500 mm

Iso : 200

Flash : no