Columbus Park
Chicago
30May2012
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
(L 21" WS 50" Wt 1.4 lb)
Largest tern in the world.
Montrose Harbor
Chicago
01Aug2012
© Bob
McGuire
McGuire
Macaulay
Library
Library
Hydropogne in Greek means
water swallow.
water swallow.
© BirdNote,
Chris and Todd
Peterson
Peterson
© Wikipedia
Terns are the more elegant
cousins of gulls, and most
species eat only small fish.
cousins of gulls, and most
species eat only small fish.
(David Allen Sibley)