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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
 Malibu, California
 12 Feb 2013
  
 by Ted Fitzgerald
 İTed V. Fitzgerald
   Royal Tern
   Thalasseus maximus
 Pinellas County, Florida
 10 Oct 2008
  
 by Mia McPherson
 İMia McPherson