adult in breeding plumage (California, USA; 2008-07-13)


Gull-billed Tern
Genus species

Native Range: Worldwide

Notes: a whitish tern with a relatively large bill; unlike most terns, does not plunge-dive but instead picks food from mudflats or grassy fields; also predates chicks of other tern species.


breeding adult; note large black bill (California, USA; 2008-07-13)

adult in breeding plumage (Texas, USA; 2006-04-06)