[Length 14 in. Wingspan 34 in.]

This Gull-billed Tern was photographed at the outer beach, South Padre Island, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D7000 camera. (Date: June 28, 2012)

[Length 15.25 in. Wingspan 34 in.]

This Gull-billed Tern was photographed at a bridge over a river, Dafeng, Jiangsu, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 13, 2017)

[Length 15.25 in. Wingspan 34 in.]

This Gull-billed Tern was photographed at a bridge over a river, Dafeng, Jiangsu, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 13, 2017)

[Length 14 in. Wingspan 34 in.]

This juvenile Gull-billed Tern in flight was photographed at the Rt. 48 Boat Ramp, Port Isabel, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: July 11, 2019)

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 20 in.]

This Least Tern was photographed at the Boca Chica beach, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: May 4, 2009)

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 20 in.]

This immature Least Tern was photographed on Honeymoon Island near Dunedin, Florida, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: August 1981)

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 20 in.]

This Least Tern was photographed near a traditional nesting site at Cape May, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1996)

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 20 in.]

This immature Least Tern was photographed on Nantucket Island, Rhode Island, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: August 1983)

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 20 in.]

This Least Tern chick and egg were photographed at a traditional nesting site in Cape May, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Celestron 1250mm f10.0 mirror lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1984)