Damara Tern (Sternula balaenarum)

Damara Tern, a reference photo — Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

The Damara tern (Sternula balaenarum) is a species of small tern in the family Laridae which breeds in the southern summer in southern Africa and migrates to tropical African coasts to winter.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Damara Tern being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Sternula saundersi
Sterna dougallii
Sternula lorata
Sternula albifrons
Onychoprion aleuticus
Sterna striata

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Genus: Sternula
Species: Sternula balaenarum

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