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COMMON TERN Sterna hirundo
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Imagine our surprise when leading a FAUNA Paraguay bird tour at Laguna Blanca we came across this individual! Never before had a Common Tern been reported in Paraguay, so being extra cautious we took over 100 photos from all angles to make sure that we had the proof! So famous did this guy become as the first record for the country that he even made it onto national TV!
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE913PH) Adult winter plumage, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro. (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE914PH) Slightly blurry photo of same individual with wing extended showing dark edges to primaries (Paul Smith September 2006).
Note the wings longer than the tail, the all black bill, red legs and dark carpal bar.
This individual represents the first record of this species in Paraguay.
VIDEO - (FPAVE915VI) Same individual as (FPAVE913PH - FPAVE914PH) (Paul Smith September 2006).
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