Forster’s Tern

Notes:

Approximate Hatch Weights:

~14g at hatching

~42g by 5 days old

~88g by 10 days old

~112g by 15 days old

~120g by 20 days old

~124g by 25 days old


Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Common Name: Gulls/Terns/Skimmers
Region: Broad Range
Chick Type: Semi-Precocial
Down: Buffy down with brown and black markings
Skin Color:
Bill: Long and straight and pink with black tip
Foot Type: Palmate
Gape: Pink
Gape Flanges:
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Pink to brown legs and feet

 

~1st Week


Photo by Lee Marcus

~1st Week


Photo by Lee Marcus

~1st Week


Photo by Lee Marcus

~1st Week


Photo by Lee Marcus

~1st Week


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~2nd Week


Photo by Lee Marcus

~2nd Week


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