<i>Thalasseus elegans</i>
Length: 14.5-16"
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The Elegant Tern breeds on the Pacific coasts of the
Southern U.S. and Mexico and winters south to Peru.
We can see them in the Bay Area.
The best place I have seen them is Middle Harbor, Oakland in late summer.
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I love the way Elegant Terns look in non-breeding plumage.
They look like little balding men.
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