Inca tern
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