Terns
Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Sternidae
Terns are a group of generally general medium to large sea-birds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species now known to live in excess of 25 to 30 years. There are 44 species worldwide and 12 species which occur in New Caledonia.
- Great Crested Tern Sterna bergii
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana
- Little Tern Sterna albifrons
- Fairy Tern Sterna nereis
- Bridled Tern Sterna anaethetus
- Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus
- Black Noddy Anous minutus
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Grey Noddy Procelsterna albivitta
- White Tern Gygis alba
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of New Caledonia