Roseate Tern - Jacqueline A Cestero Nature Explorers Anguilla Team
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Anguilla, Anguilla
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Map Coordinates: 18.2566018, -63.0010486
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Observation details

Pics small red legs black head red and black bill they breed here and are reported regularly at this location during spring and into late summer Changed from Common Tern 9/2024 per Jeff Gerbracht “There has long been confusion even among ornithologists regarding these birds because the Roseate Terns breeding in the Caribbean are different from the ones in North America. North American Roseate Terns during breeding have an all black bill while the Caribbean breeding population look much more like Common Terns in having a red bill with black tip. The photos I've looked at on Anguilla from the summer all appear to be Roseate Terns with the black and red bill.“

Technical information

Model
Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Lens
3.8-247mm
ISO
100
Focal length
247 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/6.5
Shutter speed
1/640 sec
Dimensions
5184 pixels x 3888 pixels
Original file size
3.79 MB