Gull-billed tern
Sandwich tern
The common tern is a seabird in the family Laridae. This bird has a circumpolar distribution, its four subspecies breeding in temperate and subarctic regions of Europe, Asia and North America. It is strongly migratory, wintering in coastal tropical and subtropical regions.
Scientific name: Sterna hirundo
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population decreasing)
Mass: 120 g
Length: 37 cm
Higher classification: Typical terns
Family: Laridae
Order: Charadriiformes
