taranui

taranui: Sterna caspia (caspian tern, Kahawai, Tara Punga, Sea Hawk)

Hydroprogne caspia

Sea bird.

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Caspian tern

Identification - 50 cm (20 in.). Large gull-sized tern with white body and grey wings along with a diagnostic prominent red bill. Its cap is black in the breeding season becoming grizzled when it is not breeding.

Similar species - The large size and conspicuous red beak of this bird make it difficult to confuse it with other terns.

Range - Widespread in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America. In New Zealand widely spread throughout mainland with a northward movement in winter.

Status - Common.

Where to see - Sheltered coastal waters of both islands. - Occasionally on lakes.

Notes - Nests in large colonies and roosts in small flocks.

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