After they get their hands on the prey they quickly apply the brakes, then soar back up into the air to savor the victory. Normann's tern, whose body length is most similar to that of the dove, breeds mostly in the north temperate zone.
體型長相和鴿子極為類似的燕鷗，大多繁殖在北溫帶。屬於熱帶的澎湖貓嶼，出現大批燕鷗據地為巢，繁衍後代，就成為極為特殊的現象。