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Royal Tern

(sterna maxima)
The Royal Tern is an elegant large tern found in coastal waters of West Africa. We found a good sized flock of them on St Catherine's beach at Loango NP where the Iguela Lagoon flows out to the sea in a narrow river mouth.
Royal Tern, St Catherine's Beach-Loango NP, Gabon
Royal Tern, St Catherine's Beach-Loango NP, Gabon
Royal Tern, St Catherine's Beach-Loango NP, Gabon
Royal Tern, St Catherine's Beach-Loango NP, Gabon
Royal Tern, St Catherine's Beach-Loango NP, Gabon
Royal Tern, St Catherine's Beach-Loango NP, Gabon
Royal Tern, St Catherine's Beach-Loango NP, Gabon
Royal Tern, St Catherine's Beach-Loango NP, Gabon
Royal Tern, St Catherine's Beach-Loango NP, Gabon
Royal Tern, St Catherine's Beach-Loango NP, Gabon
Royal Tern, St Catherine's Beach-Loango NP, Gabon
Royal Tern, St Catherine's Beach-Loango NP, Gabon