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Gull Billed Tern

14 December 2009 18:41 Filed in: Laridae Terns Brazil Rio Grande do Sul Mostardas Lagoa do Peixe
Gull Billed Tern - Gelochelidon nilotica
Photo copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Mostardas, Brazil • November 2009

Bird name: Gull Billed Tern
Latin: Gelochelidon nilotica
Other: Sterna nilotica • Trinta-réis-de-bico-preto (Br) • Sterne hansel (Fr)
Family: Laridae • Terns
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Almost certainly a Gull-billed Tern, flying above the marshes of Lagoa do Peixe in Southern Brazil.

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