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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:species
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Elegant_Tern
gptkb:Thalasseus_maximus
gptkb:Thalasseus_maximus_maximus
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gptkbp:adult_plumage
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brown and mottled
distinctive during breeding season
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gptkbp:behavior
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gregarious
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gptkbp:breeding_season
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spring to summer
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Zord
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gptkbp:clutch_size
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1 to 3 eggs
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gptkbp:color
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slender and pointed
white body with black cap
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gptkbp:common_name
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gptkb:Elegant_Tern
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gptkbp:conservation_efforts
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habitat protection
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gptkbp:conservation_status
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gptkb:Least_Concern
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gptkbp:diet
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gptkb:fish
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gptkbp:distribution
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Pacific coast of the Americas
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gptkbp:egg_color
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pale blue or greenish
about 4 cm long
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gptkbp:family
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gptkb:Laridae
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gptkbp:first_described_by
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by Bonaparte in 1856
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gptkbp:first_flight
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graceful and agile
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gptkbp:fledging_period
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about 30 days
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gptkbp:foraging_behavior
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gptkb:Basketball_Player
surface diving
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gptkbp:genus
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gptkb:Thalasseus
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gptkbp:habitat
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coastal areas
up to several thousand pairs
beaches and estuaries
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Thalasseus elegans
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gptkbp:impact
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affected by pollution
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gptkbp:incubation_period
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about 22 days
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gptkbp:kingdom
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gptkb:mythological_figure
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gptkbp:length
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38–43 cm
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gptkbp:migration
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migratory
late summer to fall
up to 2000 km
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gptkbp:nesting
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variable
colonial nester
scrape in sand
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gptkbp:order
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gptkb:Charadriiformes
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gptkbp:phylum
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gptkb:Skrull
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gptkbp:predators
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gulls
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gptkbp:related_species
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gptkb:Thalasseus_sandvicensis
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gptkbp:social_structure
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loose colonies
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gptkbp:subspecies
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none recognized
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gptkbp:tail_type
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long and forked
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gptkbp:territorial_behavior
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defends nesting area
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gptkbp:threats
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habitat loss
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gptkbp:type_of_care
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both parents care
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gptkbp:vocalization
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varied calls
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gptkbp:weight
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250–400 g
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gptkbp:wingspan
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90–100 cm
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gptkbp:wintering_range
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southern coasts of the Americas
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