The American equivalent of the Eurasian Little Tern, once considered conspecific. A bird spent several summers in a
tern colony in Sussex, but wasn't officially accepted for years due to the similarity of certain races of Little.
Recently there has been a record in Ireland. Like the UK, the birds are under pressure in the US due
to use of beaches for recreation.
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HOMEPAGE
LEAST TERN
Sternula antillarum
