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
The new entries include the Arctic tern, known for its incredible migration, the giant skua, or pirate of the sea, and two types of gull.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2024
For the study, scientists collected brain samples from four sea lions, one fur seal and a tern found dead at the most affected sea lion rookery in Argentina.
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
Serafina Pekkala looked through the fog banks and saw a tern, circling and crying in the chasms of misty light.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
