Least Tern

Notes:

Approximate Hatch Weights:

~4.5-7g at hatching

~11g by 1 day old

~36-42g by 17-20 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 orange to pink with dark tip
Foot Type: Palmate
Gape: Orange
Gape Flanges:
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Pink to orange legs and feet

 

~1st Week - 4.5g


Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters

~1st Week - 4.5g


Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters

~1st Week - 4.5g


Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters

~1st Week - 4.5g


Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters

~1st Week - 4.5g


Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters

~1st Week - 4.5g


Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network

~1st Week


Photo by Marie Travers

~1st Week


Photo by Marie Travers

~1st Week


Photo by Marie Travers

~2nd Week


Photo by Marie Travers

>4 Weeks


Photo by Aaron Budgor

>4 Weeks


Photo by Marie Travers

>4 Weeks


Photo by Marie Travers

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