Australian Terns, Noddies
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FAMILY : Gulls, Terns, Noddies, Skuas, Jaegers
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Common Noddy
(Anous stolidus) |
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The Common Noddy is similar to the White-capped Noddy but is larger and not as dark. The underside of the wing is pale. It is a dark brown seabird with white cap. The bill and feet are dark coloured. Young birds have less white on top of the head.... Click to continue> |
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Lesser Noddy
(Anous tenuirostris) |
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The Lesser Noddy is the smallest of the three Australian noddies. It is grey black bird with white cap. The white cap spreads further down the head than in the White-capped Noddy and Common Noddy. The Common Noddy has overlapping range but can be... Click to continue> |
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White-capped Noddy
(Anous minutus) |
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The White-capped Noddy is a type of tern often seen around Pacific islands including the Great Barrier Reef. It is a very dark colour with white cap. Young birds have darker cap, with white on the forehead. It has a long sharply pointed bill. The... Click to continue> |
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Black Tern
(Chlidonias niger) |
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The Black Tern is a rare vagrant to Australia. The breeding plumage has grey back, grey wings, black body. The non breeding plumage has grey back, grey wings, white neckband and grey head cap which extends down to the ears. The legs are short and... Click to continue> |
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Whiskered Tern
(Chlidonias hybridus) |
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The Whiskered Tern is a fairly small tern often seen on inland wetlands. The non breeding adult has pale grey back and wings, white underside, mottled black cap on head, pink legs and dark bill. In the breeding season the cap is black, bill is red... Click to continue> |
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White-winged Black Tern
(Chlidonias leucopterus) |
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The White-winged Black Tern is a small tern often found around fresh water. The breeding plumage has black body, white rump , pale greyish white wings and tail, black bill and pink legs. The non breeding adult has grey back and wings, white... Click to continue> |
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White Tern
(Gygis alba) |
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Grey Ternlet
(Procelsterna albivitta) |
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Antarctic Tern
(Sterna vittata) |
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Arctic Tern
(Sterna paradisaea) |
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Black-naped Tern
(Sterna sumatrana) |
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Bridled Tern
(Sterna anaethetus) |
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Caspian Tern
(Sterna caspia) |
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Common Tern
(Sterna hirundo) |
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Crested Tern
(Sterna bergii) |
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The Crested Tern has a pale yellow bill, black crest, grey wings and back, and a white neck and underparts. Click to continue> |
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Fairy Tern
(Sterna nereis) |
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Gull-billed Tern
(Sterna nilotica) |
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Lesser Crested Tern
(Sterna bengalensis) |
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Little Tern
(Sterna albifrons) |
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Roseate Tern
(Sterna dougallii) |
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Sooty Tern
(Sterna fuscata) |
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White-fronted Tern
(Sterna striata) |
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