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Least Tern Life History

Order: Charadriiformes > Family: Laridae > Genus and species: Sternula antillarum

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  • © B. Moose Peterson
  • © John Hannan
  • © Dan Garber
  • © Dan Garber
  • © Gerhard Hofmann
  • © Randall N. Lantz
  • © Randall N. Lantz
  • © Randall N. Lantz
  • © Randall N. Lantz
  • © Gerhard Hofmann
  • © DJ Stanley

Size

  • Length: 9 inches
  • Wingspan: 20 inches
  • Weight: 42 grams

Habitat

  • estuaries
  • ponds
  • lakes
  • bay
  • coast
  • beach
  • shore

Diet

  • fish

Range

Summer: Widespread in North America Winter: Widespread in tropics

Nest Information

© Randall N. Lantz
  • Number of broods: 1, occasionally 2 in south
  • Days spent incubating: 20-22
  • Days until young fledge: 19-20+