Birds of Colombia


Least Tern (Sternula antillarum antillarum) Green Cay Nature Center, Delray Beach, Florida, USA The smallest tern, unmistakable because of its size, also has a distinctive bill.
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Least Tern (Sternula antillarum) Immature Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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Yellow-billed Tern (Sternula superciliaris) Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia
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Yellow-billed Tern (Sternula superciliaris) Ecuador Immature or non-breeding plumage.
Photograph by George Cruz (San Jorge Eco-Lodges) © All Rights Reserved.

Much smaller than the other Amazonian tern, the Large-billed Tern. Note black extending from eye to bill.

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Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba