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Common Tern Sterna hirundo Scientific name definitions

Jennifer M. Arnold, Stephen A. Oswald, Ian C. T. Nisbet, Peter Pyle, and Michael A. Patten
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020

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Distribution of the Common Tern - Range Map
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  • Migration
  • Breeding
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Distribution of the Common Tern

Recommended Citation

Arnold, J. M., S. A. Oswald, I. C. T. Nisbet, P. Pyle, and M. A. Patten (2020). Common Tern (Sterna hirundo), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.comter.01
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