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| Caspian Tern |
BIRD OF THE DAY
The Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) has a large but sparse habitat and nesting occurs on every continent except South America and Antarctica.The Caspian tern is a migratory bird. From Europe moves most of the birds flighs straight across the Sahara Desert and winters in tropical West Africa. The relatively few Asian populations are wintering partly in Africa and partly around Sri Lanka and the East Indies. The North American population winters in the Caribbean and northern South America. African and Australian Caspian terns remain year round.
Caspian tern feed on fish.
