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Arctic tern

Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Photo © Alan Murphy Photography

Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Photo © Brian Tang

Features and Behaviors

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Taxonomy

​Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae

Illinois Status: casual, native

More information coming soon.