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black tern

black tern (Chlidonias niger) [state endangered]
Photo © Alan Murphy Photography

Features and Behaviors

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Illinois Range

Taxonomy

​Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae

Illinois Status: state endangered, native

More information coming soon.