Description
The Little Tern has a worldwide range, and in Australia there are three separate populations: one which breeds on beaches on the coasts of eastern and south-eastern Australia, another which breeds in northern Australia (Cape York Peninsula and the Top End), and a third which breeds in Asia, and then migrates to spend its non-breeding season in Australia, where it may intermingle with local birds. All populations of Little Terns forage by plunging into shallow water, taking small fish from on or just below the water’s surface.
