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Terns are seabirds in the subfamily Sterninae of the wider gull and tern family Laridae. They have a worldwide distribution and are normally found near the sea, rivers, or wetlands. Terns are treated in eleven genera in a subgroup of the family Laridae, which also includes several genera of gulls and the skimmers (Rynchops). They are slender, lightly…
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| Tern | is a | opportunist predator | 0.90 | text |
| Tern | is a | insect-eating marsh tern BreedingTerns are normally monogamous | 0.90 | text |
| Tern | is a | insect-eating marsh tern Predators and parasitesThe inaccessibility of many tern colonies gave them a measure of protection from mammalian predators | 0.90 | text |
| melanism | instance of | Heavily worn or aberrant plumages | 0.80 | text |
| albinism are much rarer in terns than in gulls.Voice.mw-parser-output .side-box | instance of | Heavily worn or aberrant plumages | 0.80 | text |
| the least | instance of | which helps to keep the brood together.Vocal differences reinforce species separation between closely related birds | 0.80 | text |
| little terns | instance of | which helps to keep the brood together.Vocal differences reinforce species separation between closely related birds | 0.80 | text |
| and can help humans distinguish similar species | instance of | which helps to keep the brood together.Vocal differences reinforce species separation between closely related birds | 0.80 | text |
| such as common | instance of | which helps to keep the brood together.Vocal differences reinforce species separation between closely related birds | 0.80 | text |
| arctic terns | instance of | which helps to keep the brood together.Vocal differences reinforce species separation between closely related birds | 0.80 | text |
| since flight calls are unique to each species | instance of | which helps to keep the brood together.Vocal differences reinforce species separation between closely related birds | 0.80 | text |
| Conrad Gessner | instance of | Early authors | 0.80 | text |
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