Terns grey plumage Slender with narrow wings and long, deeply forked tail Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica, Fairy Tern formerly Sterna nilotica Sterna nereis Length: 33 - 42 cm Length: 22 - 27 cm Wingspan: 76 - 91 cm Wingspan: 44 - 53 cm Thick, black, gull-like bill Bulky, round bodied White plumage with black Pale grey-white plumage, with crown, grey back and upper a black crown, nape, ear wings coverts and patch in front of the eyes White forehead, yellow-orange bill Little Tern Sternula albifrons Length: 20 - 28 cm Wingspan: 41 - 47 cm Photo: Frankzed Breeding birds have black cap, with band extending beyond eye to the bill Photo: JJ Harrison Otherwise white and pale Photo: JJ Harrison
Terns Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica, formerly Sterna nilotica Length: 33 - 42 cm Wingspan: 76 - 91 cm Thick, black, gull-like bill White plumage with black crown, grey back and upper wings Little Tern Sternula albifrons Length: 20 - 28 cm Wingspan: 41 - 47 cm Breeding birds have black cap, with band extending beyond eye to the bill Otherwise white and pale grey plumage Slender with narrow wings and long, deeply forked tail Fairy Tern Sterna nereis Length: 22 - 27 cm Wingspan: 44 - 53 cm Bulky, round bodied Pale grey-white plumage, with a black crown, nape, ear coverts and patch in front of the eyes White forehead, yellow-orange bill Photo: Frankzed Photo: JJ Harrison Photo: JJ Harrison