tern
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Laboratory testing confirmed the disease had infected a greater crested tern in the town of Robe, South Australia.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Five other seabirds were already on the list - the puffin, kittiwake, herring gull, roseate tern and arctic skua.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2024
Of note, the scientists found all these mutations also in the tern, the first such finding.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 28, 2024
That could damage habitats for local wildlife, including the endangered Texas hornshell mussel and the least tern, a small bird that nests along rivers, and affect the Monarch butterfly that migrates through the area.
From Reuters ● Aug. 11, 2023
Seeing them come near, the tern darted up in alarm, but Serafina Pekkala signaled friendship, and he dropped down beside them.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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