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The white-fronted tern (''Sterna striata'') is the most common tern of New Zealand. It rarely swims, apart from bathing, despite having webbed feet. The species is protected. White-fronted terns feed in large flocks by plunge diving on shoals of smelt and pilchards which have been driven to the surface by larger fish and are easily caught. Like all terns they fly with their heads and bills pointing down to see their prey. Breeding is between October and January in large colonies on rocky cliffs and offshore islands. Originally this occurred only in New Zealand, but since 1979 they have also bred on islands in Bass Strait, north of Tasmania. Many of the birds winter in south-eastern Australia, especially juveniles. ==Gallery== Image:Sterna striata - Adam Mark Lenny crop.JPG|Adult flying at Tiritiri Matangi Island conservatory File:White-Fronted Tern.jpg|Adult head markings, note the white band between the bill and the black cap File:Juvenile white-fronted tern begging parent for food.jpg|Juvenile and adult at Kapiti Coast File:White-fronted tern chick standing on rock.jpg|Young chick File:White-fronted terns (Sterna striata) at Takapuna.jpg|Small flock at rest 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「White-fronted tern」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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