White-winged Tern
Inland waters. Non-breeding bird has white upper tail; black spot behind eye; blackish nape.
Bird Family: Terns
Whiskered Tern
Inland waters. Non-breeding bird has pale grey upper tail and black line behind eye to black nape.
Sandwich Tern
Coastal shores. White body apart from black cap, pale grey back and wings; long, slender black bill with yellow tip.
Little Tern
Coastal shores, found in summer in non-breeding plumage. Grey upperbody apart from mottled black cap with white forehead. In non-breeding black legs and bill, in breeding yellow.
Damara Tern
Coastal shores. White body apart from black cap, pale grey back and wings with short tail; long, slender black bill (similar to Little Tern)
Common Tern
A common summer costal Tern found in non-breeding plumage. Grey above, white below. Antarctic Tern is larger than with dark red bill. .
Caspian Tern
Inland waters, coastal lagoons and estuaries. Grey upperwings and back; white body;
black cap; large red bill.
Antarctic Tern
Coastal. Found in winter in non-breeding plumage. Grey above, white below. Antarctic Tern is larger than Common Tern with dark red bill. .
