hello - Tern I.D. Madeira (2 Viewers)

juancar dieguez

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• Jan 8, 2018

• #1

hello from Bilbao :t:





I need to identify this tern , it can be common tern ?
Is in Funchal , Madeira 26/08/2017
thanks

 

Last edited: Jan 8, 2018

delia todd

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• Jan 8, 2018

• #2

Hi juancar and a warm welcome to you from all the Staff and Moderators.

I've moved your post to the ID forum, as you'll get quicker answers there. I also subscribed you to the thread so you will be able to find it easily.

Meantime, I hope you enjoy yourself here.

 

KenM

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• Jan 8, 2018

• #3

Looks like a Common Tern to me....especially with the relatively extensive (juv) primary feathers showing in the 1st image.

Cheers

 

RafaelMatias

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• Jan 8, 2018

• #4

Yes, definitely a Common Tern. Welcome to the Forum :t:

 

juancar dieguez

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• Jan 8, 2018

• #5

|=)|Thanks ¡¡ ,

 

KC Foggin

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• Jan 8, 2018

• #6

Hi Juancar and welcome aboard :t:

 

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GWB77

Grafham Water Birder

• Jan 8, 2018

• #7

Adult Common Tern (photo taken in August, and a 1st-calendar year bird would be in juvenile/1st-winter plumage still). This bird is 2+ calendar years old. Post-breeding moult of Common Terns includes replacing primary feathers.

 

juancar dieguez

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• Jan 9, 2018

• #8

thank you ¡¡ , the red color of the beak is normal ?, I have another one of Madeira in August too andhttp://www.biodiversidadvirtual.org/aves/A-determinar-img84729.search.html

and I think it is common too, I'm right ?

 

KenM

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• Jan 9, 2018

• #9

Correct.

Cheers

 

juancar dieguez

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• Jan 9, 2018

• #10

:t::t:

 

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GWB77

Grafham Water Birder

• Jan 9, 2018

• #11

juancar dieguez said:

thank you ¡¡ , the red color of the beak is normal ?, I have another one of Madeira in August too andhttp://www.biodiversidadvirtual.org/aves/A-determinar-img84729.search.html

and I think it is common too, I'm right ?

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I'm wondering why this isn't a Roseate Tern. The all dark bill isn't unusual in autumn birds.

Here's a similar bird (with a juvenile for company);

http://www.surfbirds.com/gallery/share_photo.php?imgname=20130926100535815.jpg

 

Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Jan 9, 2018

• #12

GWB77 said:

I'm wondering why this isn't a Roseate Tern. The all dark bill isn't unusual in autumn birds.

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Roseate is much whiter overall, and only has 3 dark outer primaries, not the 5 on this bird.

Common for me too.

 

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GWB77

Grafham Water Birder

• Jan 9, 2018

• #13

Nutcracker said:

Roseate is much whiter overall, and only has 3 dark outer primaries, not the 5 on this bird.

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Of course, a good feature to remember (and one which I clearly hadn't!)