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                                        gptkbp:instanceOf
                                    
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                                            gptkb:bird
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:billColor
                                    
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                                            gptkb:orange
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:breedingRange
                                    
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                                            gptkb:West_Africa
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            Atlantic coast of North and South America
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:chickAppearance
                                    
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                                            downy, mottled brown and white
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:clutchSize
                                    
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                                            1–2 eggs
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:commonName
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Royal_Tern
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:conservationStatus
                                    
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                                            Least Concern
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:describedBy
                                    
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                                            gptkb:George_Edwards
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:describedYear
                                    
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                                            1758
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:diet
                                    
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                                            gptkb:fish
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            crustaceans
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:distribution
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Caribbean
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:West_Africa
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Atlantic_coast_of_the_Americas
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:eggColor
                                    
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                                            pale with dark spots
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:family
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Laridae
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:firstBreedingAge
                                    
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                                            3–4 years
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:fledgingPeriod
                                    
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                                            28–35 days
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:flightNumber
                                    
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                                            strong, direct
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:foragingBehavior
                                    
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                                            plunge-diving
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:genus
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Thalasseus
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:habitat
                                    
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                                            coastal regions
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:incubationPeriod
                                    
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                                            25–30 days
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:IUCNStatus
                                    
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                                            LC
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:lifespan
                                    
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                                            up to 30 years
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:migratory
                                    
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                                            yes
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:molting
                                    
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                                            partial molt after breeding
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:nesting
                                    
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                                            colonial
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:notableFeature
                                    
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                                            shaggy black crest in breeding season
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:notableFor
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Humboldt_Wildlife_Management_Area
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Cape_Romain_National_Wildlife_Refuge
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:order
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Charadriiformes
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:parentalCare
                                    
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                                            both parents feed chicks
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:plumage
                                    
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                                            white with black cap
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:predators
                                    
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                                            gulls
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            raptors
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:relatedTo
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Sandwich_Tern
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            Elegant Tern
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:scientificName
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Thalasseus_maximus
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:sexualDimorphism
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            minimal
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:size
                                    
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                                            45–50 cm
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:vocalization
                                    
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                                            loud, grating calls
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:weight
                                    
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                                            350–450 g
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:wingspan
                                    
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                                            125–135 cm
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:winteringRange
                                    
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                                            gptkb:West_Africa
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            northern South America
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:bfsParent
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Bolivar_Flats_Shorebird_Sanctuary
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Birds_of_Alabama
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:bfsLayer
                                    
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                                            8
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
                                    
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                                            Royal Tern
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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