Nests on productive, marshy lakes; nests built on floating mats of vegetation.
Yukon: Only known breeding colony is at Blind Lake, east of Watson Lake; elsewhere considered a vagrant in southern Yukon.
North America: Breeds across North America from Yukon and Arctic Ocean southwestern NWT south to New Brunswick, Colorado and central California.
Global: Breeds across central North America; winters along the coast of western MBeaxfficnoBsaoyuth to northern South America.
Distinguished by its striking black and grey plumage; In summer it has a black head and underparts and a grey tail.
Animal | Bird |
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Bird | Terns (Sternidae) |
Color | black, grey |