Roseate tern / Rosenseeschwalbe (Sterna dougallii)

Wikipedia: Roseate tern Source: OTHER 1200px-Roseate_terns_Palometas.jpg
Classification: Genus Sterna; Subfamily Terns (Sterninae); Order Shorebirds and others (Charadriiformes); Class Birds (aves); Subphylum Vertebrata; Phylum Chordate (Chordata); Kingdom Animal (Animalia); Domain Eukaryota
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.
General: The roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) is a tern in the family Laridae. The genus name Sterna is derived from Old English "stearn", "tern",^[2] and the specific dougallii refers to Scottish physician and collector Dr Peter McDougall (1777–1814).^[3] "Roseate" refers to the bird's pink breast in breeding plumage.^[4] [more]
Calls: Extremely harsh calls. Like mix of Caspian and Arctic Tern. Very hard and raspy "kreeeet", harder and higher pitched than Caspian Tern, but equally harsh. Other calls include more Arctic/Common tern-like short "kek", and similar. [Link]
Physical details: length=33-38 cm, wingspan=72-80 cm, weight=92-133 g

🔍 No documented observation