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Royal tern in flight   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Garst, Warren, 1922-2016, photographer
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Royal tern in flight
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35 mm slide; color. Scientific Classification: Kingdom: Animalia; Phylum: Chordata; Class: Aves; Order: Charadriiformes; Family: Laridae; Genus: Thalasseus; Genus species: Thalasseus maximus. Animal characteristics: Head-Body Length: 46 cm; Weight: 350-450 g; Identification: The royal tern has a black face mask, a white forehead and crown, and a spiky crest at the rear of the head. The royal tern also has white ring around its eyes and a deeply forked tail; Habitat: Coasts, sandy beaches, salt bays; Diet: Carnivore: fish, aquatic invertebrates; Reproduction: Royal terns nest on the ground in colonies. Both parents incubate their 1-2 eggs for 30-31 days. The chicks fledge at 28-35 days of age, remaining with the parents for eight months; Status: No special status; Interesting Facts: California populations of the royal tern are declining due to decreasing populations of the Pacific sardine, a main food source.
Date between 1958 and 1988
date QS:P571,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1958-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1988-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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