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Inca tern

Cessna Penguin Cove·Bird

Inca terns are more decorative than most terns. Most notable are their white wing-tips, red bills, and their white, mustache-like ornamental plumes below their eyes.

It appears that the healthiest terns have the best mustaches, and those with the nicest mustaches have the best chance of breeding.

  • Conservation StatusNear Threatened
  • Life span14-20 years
  • Body sizearound 16 in.
  • Native habitat Marine coastal areas of western South America
  • DietFish and crustaceans
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