Summary ⁶

The Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) is a member of the tern family Sternidae. It breeds inland in North America and winters south to the Caribbean and northern South America.

Distribution ⁷

Gulf of Maine to the Gulf of Mexico

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Mike Baird, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/72825507@N00/3066143123
2. (c) Jason Weckstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3539/3329623974_da35a0e539.jpg
3. (c) Dick Daniels (http://carolinabirds.org/), some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Forster%27s_Tern_%28Sterna_forsteri%29_RWD1.jpg
4. (c) Dick Daniels (http://carolinabirds.org/), some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Forster%27s_Tern_%28Sterna_forsteri%29_RWD2.jpg
5. (c) Alan Vernon, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/Forster%27s_Tern_Bolsa_Chica.jpg
6. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterna_forsteri
7. (c) WoRMS for SMEBD, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/27516103

More Info

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