The little tern is a seabird of the family Laridae. It was formerly placed into the genus Sterna, which now is restricted to the large white terns. The genus name is a diminutive of Sterna, “tern”. The specific albifrons is from Latin albus, “white”, and “frons”, forehead. The former North American and Red Sea S. a. Wikipedia
Scientific Name: Sternula albifrons
Spotted at Japanese Garden – 2008
