Texas
Gull-billed
Tern
Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
(L 14" WS 34" Wt 6 oz)
Normally don’t dive for fish
like other terns...mainly
feeds on flying insects.
like other terns...mainly
feeds on flying insects.
Estero Llano Grande St Pk
20Apr2010
Santa Ana Nat’l
Wildlife Refuge
Wildlife Refuge
19Apr2013
Without a doubt, Roger Tory
Peterson was the world‘s best
known ornithologist.
Peterson was the world‘s best
known ornithologist.
(Kenn Kaufman)
© BirdNote,
Rick Wright
Gelochelidon in Greek means
laugh swallow; nilotica in Latin
means River Nile.
laugh swallow; nilotica in Latin
means River Nile.
© Audubon
Society
Society
© eBird