Arctic Tern - Sterna paradisaea

Sterne arctique

Arctic Ternadult breeding
Nicheuse en Islande, la Sterne arctique vit en colonie de plusieurs milliers d'individus.
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  • adult
  • breeding
  • Charrán ártico
  • gaivina-do-ártico
  • Küstenseeschwalbe
  • Sterna paradisaea
  • Charadriiformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Charadriiformes
Family : Laridae
Species : Arctic Tern

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures

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The picture

O.Net ref. : dico36553
Author :
Plumage : adult, breeding

Shooting

date : 2007 Jul
Country : Iceland (ic)
Region : East
Place : Höfn Höfn
Lat. : 64° 15' 24'' North
Lng. : 15° 12' 11'' West

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : Canon EOS 20D
Exposure : 1/400 s

aperture : 16

Focal length : 150 mm

Iso : 400

Flash : no