Sternula albifrons

Little Tern at Cunjurong Point, NSW

Sternula albifrons at Cunjurong Point, NSW - 6 Jan 2015
Sternula albifrons at Cunjurong Point, NSW - 6 Jan 2015
Sternula albifrons at Cunjurong Point, NSW - 6 Jan 2015
Sternula albifrons at Cunjurong Point, NSW - 6 Jan 2015
Sternula albifrons at Cunjurong Point, NSW - 6 Jan 2015
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Identification history

Sternula albifrons 9 Jul 2018 CharlesDove

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NB all photos of the chics and nesting sites are taken with a long distant lens, during the shorebird recovery season.

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Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • True Nesting site

Species information

  • Sternula albifrons Scientific name
  • Little Tern Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Very rare / threatened
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 16m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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