2020 Bonanza Bird #18

Birdorable's Newest Addition: The Elegant Bridled Tern

December 11, 2020 in Birdorable Bonanza 2020 and Terns with 6 comments

This post was last updated on January 24, 2024

Today’s new Birdorable species is a pelagic seabird: the Bridled Tern!

Like many seabirds, the Bridled Tern has a monochromatic plumage in whites, greys, and blacks. Their plumage is countershaded, meaning they are dark above and light below. This is a type of camouflage -- the way natural light hits them helps to make them less visible to aquatic prey from below and potential predators from above.

Bridled Terns are found in tropical and subtropical waters across parts of both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. This cutie joins Birdorable as our 15^th species of tern.

Tomorrow we’ll add a species of waterbird with the longest bill size of any species. Do you know this bird?

Cute Bridled Tern Gifts

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Comments

Just Another Birder on December 11, 2020 at 1:30 PM wrote:

I'm really not positive on this one but my best guesses are Dalmatian Pelican or Australian Pelican

Brandon Nayar on December 11, 2020 at 3:54 PM wrote:

Def Australian Pelican

Spurwing Plover on June 5, 2022 at 10:45 PM wrote:

One Good Tern deserves another

saddle billed stork on September 5, 2024 at 3:10 PM wrote:

It is definitely the australian pelican,for sure

saddle billed stork on September 5, 2024 at 4:12 PM wrote:

I am not being rude but just another birder, you are wrong with the dalmatian pelican it is an australian pelican.

red billed starling on September 5, 2024 at 4:20 PM wrote:

hello everyone

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