RarityUncommon
Height24 cm
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Did You Know?
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"Chicks can recognize their parents’ voices from the first day, helping them survive in busy colonies."
Field Guide
Little Tern
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The Little Tern is the smallest tern found in Australia, known for its agile flight and energetic fishing displays in shallow coastal waters, estuaries, and lagoons. It is a small but determined hunter seen across sandy beaches and sheltered inlets across much of the continent.
Distribution Map
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Top Locations
Curated birding spots where the Little Tern has been recorded.
- Buffalo Creek Shoreline🔥 ActiveNorthern Territory · 2 species · seen 6 days ago
- Hastings Point Lookout🔥 ActiveNew South Wales · 5 species · seen 6 days ago
- Palm Cove Jetty🔥 ActiveQueensland · 5 species · seen 3 days ago
- Pirrita Island Nature Reserve🔥 ActiveNew South Wales · 1 species · seen 2 days ago
- St. Lawrence Wetlands Lookout/Bird Hide🔥 ActiveQueensland · 1 species · seen 9 days ago
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