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NTNear ThreatenedEndemicInvertebrates
MarinePlatform nestMedium · 126 g
MarinePlatform nestMedium · 126 g
When to see the Kerguelen Tern
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.
About the Kerguelen Tern
The Kerguelen tern is a tern of the Southern Hemisphere.
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Easily confused with
Black-bellied TernSterna acuticaudaThe black-bellied tern grows to a length of 32 to 35 cm (13 to 14 in).
Antarctic TernSterna vittataThe Antarctic tern is a medium-sized tern ranging from 35 to 40 cm (14 to 16 in) in length with a wingspan of 74 to 79 cm (29 to 31 in).
White-cheeked TernSterna repressaThe white-cheeked tern is a species of tern in the family Laridae.
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