Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus ‡
Green Isl., Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_4359 20191106
Notes: Medium sized pelagic tern; smaller, slimmer than
Sooty Tern. Narrow
white supercilium
extends well behind eye. Adult breeding plumage: bold black cap, nape.
White base
to primaries. Non-breeding rarely seen in Aust. Alarm call: "yap, yap".
Plucks prey from surface, or makes shallow
plunge-dives.
Range from Morcombe©(modified)
