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Hydroprogne caspia
Measuring around 50cm in large, black legs, long thick orange bill, white head with a black cap and white neck, belly and tail. The upper wings and back are pale grey.
Spotted at the little harbour of Penguin Island WA (Australia). Australasian birds are resident or disperse over short distances. The global population is estimated in 50,000 pairs.
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Family: Sternidae Genus: Hydroprogne
Spotted on Apr 12, 2017
Submitted on Apr 20, 2017
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