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West African Crested Terns in Cotonou harbour

West African Crested Terns in Cotonou harbour - Adults and juvenile

Photographer

» Bruno PORTIER

Location

» Cotonou Harbour - Bénin

Country image taken

» Benin

Date

» September, 2010

Equipment

» Panasonic TZ8 through Leica scope

Bird Species

»Thalasseus albididorsalis - West African Crested Tern

Bird Species (French)

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Bird Family

»Laridae - Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Bird Group

»Charadriiformes Gull, Skua, Tern, Wader

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» The juvenile was begging food. Note its different wing coverts pattern and leg colour The West African Crested Tern was split from the Royal Tern

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