Fairy Tern

Order Charadriiformes; Family Sternidae (Terns); Formerly in Family Laridae (Gulls & Terns); Scientific name: Sterna nereis;Common name: Fairy Tern – Bringing fish to nest - Distribution in Australia: shores and beaches of western and southern Australia between southern Kimberley in Western Australia south then east through South Australia to Victoria and Tasmania - Distribution outside Australia: New Caledonia and New Zealand.