Approximate Hatch Weights:
~26g at hatching
~190-220g by 26 days old
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Common Name: Gulls/Terns/Skimmers
Region: Western
Chick Type: Semi-Precocial
Down: White down with brown and black markings
Skin Color: Pink to orange
Bill: Long and straight and pink to orange
Foot Type: Palmate
Gape:
Gape Flanges:
Iris: Black
Legs and Feet: Pink to orange legs and feet
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/10/1366271239_3194929a42_o.jpeg)
Photo by Adam Lewis
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/10/1366301691_70d37c5e7f_o.jpeg)
Photo by Adam Lewis
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/10/1366271119_355b90d635_o.jpeg)
Photo by Adam Lewis
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/10/1366270995_94078f4c0f_o.jpeg)
Photo by Adam Lewis
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/02/juvenile-Elegant-Tern.jpeg)
Photo by Aaron Budgor