Arctic Tern - Sterna paradisaea

Sterne arctique

Arctic Ternadult breeding

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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

by the author
all the pictures

The picture

O.Net ref. : hemi53506
Author :
oiseaux-nature.com
Plumage : adult, breeding

Shooting

date : 2008 Jun
Country : Iceland (ic)
Region : West
Place : Snæfellsnes Snæfellsnes
Lat. : 64° 49' 17'' North
Lng. : 23° 0' 0'' West

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : Canon EOS 40D
Exposure : 1/4000 s

aperture : 5.6

Focal length : 180 mm

Iso : 200

Flash : no