Little Tern
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| Mass | 57 g |
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| Scientific name | Sternula albifrons |
| Conservation status | Least Concern (Population decreasing) |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Higher classification | Small terns |
| Order | Shorebirds |
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| ID | 2994545 |
About Little Tern
The little tern is a seabird of the family Laridae. It was formerly placed into the genus Sterna, which now is restricted to the large white terns. The genus name is a diminutive of Sterna, "tern". The specific albifrons is from Latin albus, "white", and "frons", forehead. The former North American and Red Sea S. a.
