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(Found mainly along the south part of the east and west coasts and along the south coast of the US)
  

   Royal Tern
   Thalasseus maximus
 Redondo Beach
 California
 18 Feb 2012
  
 by Leena Rogers
 ©Leena Robers
   Royal Tern
   Thalasseus maximus
 Redondo Beach
 California
 18 Feb 2012
  
 by Leena Rogers
 ©Leena Robers
   Royal Tern
   Thalasseus maximus
 Pinellas County, Florida
 4 Sep 2008
  
 by Mia McPherson
 ©Mia McPherson