Royal Terns on Moorea Island, French Polynesia by John Milner / SOPA Images
The royal tern (Thalasseus maximus) is a large tern with pointed wings and forked tail. It has a red-orange bill and a black crested head during the breeding season, but in the winter it becomes patchy. Royal terns eat small fish, shrimp and crustaceans.
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