{"id":7055,"date":"2017-04-02T21:56:08","date_gmt":"2017-04-02T20:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=7055"},"modified":"2020-09-11T20:51:32","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T19:51:32","slug":"gull-billed-tern-gelochelidon-nilotica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=7055","title":{"rendered":"Gull-billed Tern<br> <em>Gelochelidon nilotica<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&gt;&gt; GENERAL &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; medium-sized tern, smaller than <a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Common Black-headed Gull<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; diurnal migrant, possibly nocturnal as well<br \/>\n&#8211; migrates singly or in small loose flocks<\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; VISUAL ID &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=7065\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7065\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7065\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1649_MHE_160915_gbtern-1CY_az_besh-barmag-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1649_MHE_160915_gbtern-1CY_az_besh-barmag.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1649_MHE_160915_gbtern-1CY_az_besh-barmag-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1649_MHE_160915_gbtern-1CY_az_besh-barmag-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1649_MHE_160915_gbtern-1CY_az_besh-barmag-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Gull-billed Tern<em> Gelochelidon nilotica<\/em>, 1CY<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF1649, 15\/09\/2016, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Hei\u00df<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=7056\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7056\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7056\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1233_MPU_I1Q5775_150107_gbtern-2CY_eth_hawassa-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1233_MPU_I1Q5775_150107_gbtern-2CY_eth_hawassa.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1233_MPU_I1Q5775_150107_gbtern-2CY_eth_hawassa-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1233_MPU_I1Q5775_150107_gbtern-2CY_eth_hawassa-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1233_MPU_I1Q5775_150107_gbtern-2CY_eth_hawassa-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Gull-billed Tern<em> Gelochelidon nilotica<\/em>, 2CY<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF1233, 07\/01\/2015, Hawassa, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=7057\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7057\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7057\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1234_MPU_I1Q5777_150107_gbtern-2CY_eth_hawassa-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1234_MPU_I1Q5777_150107_gbtern-2CY_eth_hawassa.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1234_MPU_I1Q5777_150107_gbtern-2CY_eth_hawassa-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1234_MPU_I1Q5777_150107_gbtern-2CY_eth_hawassa-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1234_MPU_I1Q5777_150107_gbtern-2CY_eth_hawassa-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Gull-billed Tern<em> Gelochelidon nilotica<\/em>, 2CY<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF1234, 07\/01\/2015, Hawassa, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=7058\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7058\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7058\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1235_MPU_I1Q5900_150107_gbtern-2CY_eth_hawassa-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1235_MPU_I1Q5900_150107_gbtern-2CY_eth_hawassa.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1235_MPU_I1Q5900_150107_gbtern-2CY_eth_hawassa-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1235_MPU_I1Q5900_150107_gbtern-2CY_eth_hawassa-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1235_MPU_I1Q5900_150107_gbtern-2CY_eth_hawassa-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Gull-billed Tern<em> Gelochelidon nilotica<\/em>, 2CY<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF1235, 07\/01\/2015, Hawassa, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=7059\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7059\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7059\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1643_MPU_I1Q5648_150107_gbtern-2CY_eth_hawassa-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1643_MPU_I1Q5648_150107_gbtern-2CY_eth_hawassa.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1643_MPU_I1Q5648_150107_gbtern-2CY_eth_hawassa-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1643_MPU_I1Q5648_150107_gbtern-2CY_eth_hawassa-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1643_MPU_I1Q5648_150107_gbtern-2CY_eth_hawassa-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Gull-billed Tern<em> Gelochelidon nilotica<\/em>, 2CY<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF1643, 07\/01\/2015, Hawassa, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=7060\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7060\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7060\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1644_MPU_I1Q7649_150215_gbtern-2CY_oman_khawr-dhurf-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1644_MPU_I1Q7649_150215_gbtern-2CY_oman_khawr-dhurf.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1644_MPU_I1Q7649_150215_gbtern-2CY_oman_khawr-dhurf-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1644_MPU_I1Q7649_150215_gbtern-2CY_oman_khawr-dhurf-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1644_MPU_I1Q7649_150215_gbtern-2CY_oman_khawr-dhurf-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Gull-billed Tern<em> Gelochelidon nilotica<\/em>, 2CY<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF1644, 15\/02\/2015, Khawr Dhurf, Oman, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=7061\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7061\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7061\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1645_MPU_CI2Q0414_22061016_gbtern-AD-BREED_mng_tsagaan-nuur-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1645_MPU_CI2Q0414_22061016_gbtern-AD-BREED_mng_tsagaan-nuur.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1645_MPU_CI2Q0414_22061016_gbtern-AD-BREED_mng_tsagaan-nuur-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1645_MPU_CI2Q0414_22061016_gbtern-AD-BREED_mng_tsagaan-nuur-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1645_MPU_CI2Q0414_22061016_gbtern-AD-BREED_mng_tsagaan-nuur-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Gull-billed Tern<em> Gelochelidon nilotica<\/em>, AD BREED<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF1645, 22\/06\/2016, Tsagaan Nuur, Mongolia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=7062\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7062\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7062\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1646_MPU_CI2Q0404_22061016_gbtern-AD-BREED_mng_tsagaan-nuur-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1646_MPU_CI2Q0404_22061016_gbtern-AD-BREED_mng_tsagaan-nuur.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1646_MPU_CI2Q0404_22061016_gbtern-AD-BREED_mng_tsagaan-nuur-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1646_MPU_CI2Q0404_22061016_gbtern-AD-BREED_mng_tsagaan-nuur-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1646_MPU_CI2Q0404_22061016_gbtern-AD-BREED_mng_tsagaan-nuur-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Gull-billed Tern<em> Gelochelidon nilotica<\/em>, AD BREED<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF1646, 22\/06\/2016, Tsagaan Nuur, Mongolia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=7063\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7063\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7063\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1647_MPU_CI2Q04182_22061016_gbtern-AD-BREED_mng_tsagaan-nuur-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1647_MPU_CI2Q04182_22061016_gbtern-AD-BREED_mng_tsagaan-nuur.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1647_MPU_CI2Q04182_22061016_gbtern-AD-BREED_mng_tsagaan-nuur-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1647_MPU_CI2Q04182_22061016_gbtern-AD-BREED_mng_tsagaan-nuur-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1647_MPU_CI2Q04182_22061016_gbtern-AD-BREED_mng_tsagaan-nuur-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Gull-billed Tern<em> Gelochelidon nilotica<\/em>, AD BREED<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF1647, 22\/06\/2016, Tsagaan Nuur, Mongolia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=7064\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7064\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7064\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1648_MPU_CI2Q0402_22061016_gbtern-AD-BREED_mng_tsagaan-nuur-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1648_MPU_CI2Q0402_22061016_gbtern-AD-BREED_mng_tsagaan-nuur.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1648_MPU_CI2Q0402_22061016_gbtern-AD-BREED_mng_tsagaan-nuur-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1648_MPU_CI2Q0402_22061016_gbtern-AD-BREED_mng_tsagaan-nuur-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1648_MPU_CI2Q0402_22061016_gbtern-AD-BREED_mng_tsagaan-nuur-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Gull-billed Tern<em> Gelochelidon nilotica<\/em>, AD BREED<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF1648, 22\/06\/2016, Tsagaan Nuur, Mongolia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=7066\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7066\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7066\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1650_MHE_160915_gbtern-1CY_az_besh-barmag-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1650_MHE_160915_gbtern-1CY_az_besh-barmag.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1650_MHE_160915_gbtern-1CY_az_besh-barmag-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1650_MHE_160915_gbtern-1CY_az_besh-barmag-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1650_MHE_160915_gbtern-1CY_az_besh-barmag-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Gull-billed Tern<em> Gelochelidon nilotica<\/em>, 1CY<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF1650, 15\/09\/2016, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Hei\u00df<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=7127\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7067\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7127 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1651_PF_01052011_gbtern-AD-BREED_kz_korgalzhyn-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1651_PF_01052011_gbtern-AD-BREED_kz_korgalzhyn-1.jpg 990w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1651_PF_01052011_gbtern-AD-BREED_kz_korgalzhyn-1-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1651_PF_01052011_gbtern-AD-BREED_kz_korgalzhyn-1-768x489.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Gull-billed Tern<em> Gelochelidon nilotica<\/em>, AD BREED<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF1651, 01\/05\/2011, Korgalzhyn, Kazakhstan, Patrick Franke<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=7128\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7068\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7128 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1652_PF_01052011_gbtern-AD-BREED_kz_korgalzhyn-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"993\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1652_PF_01052011_gbtern-AD-BREED_kz_korgalzhyn-1.jpg 993w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1652_PF_01052011_gbtern-AD-BREED_kz_korgalzhyn-1-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1652_PF_01052011_gbtern-AD-BREED_kz_korgalzhyn-1-768x495.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Gull-billed Tern<em> Gelochelidon nilotica<\/em>, AD BREED<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF1652, 01\/05\/2011, Korgalzhyn, Kazakhstan, Patrick Franke<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=7069\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7069\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7069\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1653_MHE_110914_gbtern-4_az_besh-barmag-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1653_MHE_110914_gbtern-4_az_besh-barmag.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1653_MHE_110914_gbtern-4_az_besh-barmag-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1653_MHE_110914_gbtern-4_az_besh-barmag-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1653_MHE_110914_gbtern-4_az_besh-barmag-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Gull-billed Tern<em> Gelochelidon nilotica<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nBIF1653, 14\/09\/2011, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Hei\u00df<\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; ACOUSTIC ID &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7055-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1714-1_PFR05418_2-11_110414_gbtern-nilotica-SOC_kz_aqkoel.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1714-1_PFR05418_2-11_110414_gbtern-nilotica-SOC_kz_aqkoel.mp3\">https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1714-1_PFR05418_2-11_110414_gbtern-nilotica-SOC_kz_aqkoel.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=7071\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7071\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7071\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1714-3_PFR05418_2-11_110414_gbtern-nilotica-SOC_kz_aqkoel-1024x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1714-3_PFR05418_2-11_110414_gbtern-nilotica-SOC_kz_aqkoel.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1714-3_PFR05418_2-11_110414_gbtern-nilotica-SOC_kz_aqkoel-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BIF1714-3_PFR05418_2-11_110414_gbtern-nilotica-SOC_kz_aqkoel-768x413.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Gull-billed Tern<em> Gelochelidon nilotica<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Siberian Chiffchaff<em> Phylloscopus tristis<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nBIF1714, 14\/04\/2011, Aqkoel, Kazakhstan, Patrick Franke<\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; COMPARISON SPECIES &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=805\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sandwich Tern<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=451\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Common Tern<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=459\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arctic Tern<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=2547\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Whiskered Tern<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#seabird  <\/p>\n<p>#ornithology #birdmigration #birdID #birdguide #birding #birdwatching #birdsound #westernpalearctic #europe #vismig #flightcalls #middleeast #northernafrica #workinprogress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&gt;&gt; GENERAL &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; &#8211; medium-sized tern, smaller than Common Black-headed Gull &#8211; diurnal migrant, possibly nocturnal as well &#8211; migrates singly or in small loose flocks &gt;&gt; VISUAL ID &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica, 1CY BIF1649, 15\/09\/2016, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Hei\u00df Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica, 2CY BIF1233, 07\/01\/2015, Hawassa, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze Gull-billed Tern &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=7055\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Gull-billed Tern<br \/> <em>Gelochelidon nilotica<\/em><\/span> <span 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