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Least tern (Sterna antillarum)

B.C. Thompson·J.J. Jackson·J. Burger·L.A. Hill·E.M. Kirsch·J.L. Atwood
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This species account discusses: distinguishing characteristics, distribution, systematics, migration, habitat, food habits, vocalizations, behavior (locomotion, maintenance, agonistic, sexual, social, interspecific), breeding (phenology, nest site, nest, eggs, incubation, development of the young, parental care), demography and populations (life span, mortality, dispersal and philopatry, population status), conservation and management, plumages and molt, and measurements. There is also a bibliography which lists key references for additional information. (DBO)

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B.C. Thompson, J.J. Jackson, J. Burger, L.A. Hill, E.M. Kirsch, J.L. Atwood. 1997. Least tern (Sterna antillarum). https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/94809

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