Less famed than the wrybill, the black-fronted tern is also rare — similarly reduced to some 5000 birds. The terns nest on the riverbed, hawk insects over land, and skim the river braids for hatching insects and tiny fish.
Less famed than the wrybill, the some 5000 birds. The terms nest river braids for hatching insects
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Forest and Bird, Issue 300, 1 May 2001, Page 33
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55Less famed than the wrybill, the black-fronted tern is also rare — similarly reduced to some 5000 birds. The terns nest on the riverbed, hawk insects over land, and skim the river braids for hatching insects and tiny fish. Less famed than the wrybill, the some 5000 birds. The terms nest river braids for hatching insects Forest and Bird, Issue 300, 1 May 2001, Page 33
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