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Utah Bird Profile |
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Name Roots: (ML. sterna, from OE. stern, starn, or tern, "tern" - ML. caspia, "Caspian Sea") |
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| In Utah: |
 by Jack Binch |
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| Nesting, feeding, characteristic behaviors: |
Nests on the ground in a scrape nest. This species is not a cowbird host.
During the breeding season, this species is a piscivore: water
plunger piscivore: coastal plunger. |
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| Habitat: | Breeds in Utah in playa and
water habitats. |
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| USGS Profile
(Geological Survey) |
US Winter Range Map |
US
Summer Range Map | |
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Abbreviations | References | Legend
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