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Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
(L 12" WS 30" Wt 4.2 oz)
In temperate and subarctic regions
of Europe, Asia and North America.
Imperial Beach
20Feb2015
Nonbreeding
Sterna is Old English for tern;
hirundo is Latin for swallow.
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