Features& Description
The Common Tern, Latin for “Sterna hirundo”, is also known as the Sea Swallow. Slender and slender, this seabird is often seen on the lake, where nesting boxes have been installed.
It has two long tail feathers, a black cap on top of the head and a pronounced orange-red beak, with bright white and silver plumage on the wings.
It is often seen swooping down to capture fish swimming close to the surface.
Habitat(Biotope)
The Common Tern is a coastal seabird that can sometimes be found inland, on bodies of water such as lakes. It prefers fish-filled waters and perches where it can observe the surface of the water (buoys, rafts, small islets).
Behavior& habits
The Common Tern often flies over the water at high speed, emitting loud calls. They dive spectacularly into the water to catch small fish.
Reproductionand immature
It nests in colonies or in isolated pairs.
The nest is built on the ground, where the female lays 2 or 3 eggs.
Incubation lasts between 22 and 26 days.
The young remain in the nest for just over three weeks.
Cryor Voice
Common terns are very noisy, emitting short, sharp “kritt” sounds, rapid “kt-kt-kt-kt…” and a typical “kyerri-kyerri-kyerri…”.
Common Tern
