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  Black-naped Tern (in flight)

 

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A Black-naped Tern in flight over the Gulf of Thailand, off Koh Si Chang, a small island in Chonburi Province. It has a forked tail, that is best visible during flight.

 

They are mostly white, with a pale greyish-white belly, silvery greyish back and wings, and a black triangular nape, that contrasts with the white crown, face and breast, and of which the top corners stretch forward, forming black eye-stripes that reach to just over the eyes, without affecting the lores, which are also white.

 

  Black-naped Tern (in flight)

 

  Black-naped Tern (in flight)

 

The beak and legs are blackish, and though hardly noticeable, the outermost tip of the bill is actually pale yellowish.

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