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 about 44 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in Saint Helena.
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Black Noddy Anous minutus
- White Tern Gygis alba
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata (A)
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea (A)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Saint Helena