Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
Family Laridae
Critically Endangered — AUS: Vulnerable, NSW: Endangered, VIC: Critically Endangered, WA: Migratory, Bonn: Listed, CAMBA: Listed, JAMBA: Listed, ROKAMBA: Listed
About
The little tern is a small seabird of the family Laridae. It is widely distributed breeding on the coasts and inland waterways of Europe, Asia, north and west Africa, and eastern Australia. It winters in the subtropical and tropical oceans as far south as South Africa and Australia.
How to spot it
Real occurrence confirmed near Iluka Nature Reserve (Atlas of Living Australia, 2021) — no separate physical description was available on Wikipedia for this species, see the source link for more.
Documented on these trails
Found in
- Iluka Nature Reserve — Northern Rivers & North Coast NSW hikes