Royal Tern
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| Scientific name | Thalasseus maximus |
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| Mass | 370 g (Adult) |
| Conservation status | Least Concern (Population stable) |
| Rank | Species |
| Higher classification | Thalasseus |
| Family | Laridae |
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| ID | 2919804 |
About Royal Tern
The royal tern is a tern in the family Laridae. This bird has two distinctive subspecies: T. m. maximus which lives on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the North and South America. The royal tern has a red-orange bill and a black cap during the breeding season, but in the winter the cap becomes patchy.
