Inca Tern
scientific name
Larosterna inca
size/weight/height
height: 16"
weight: 190 -230 grams
adaptations/coloration
Color: all gray until ~1 yr. old " then bill & feet orange & face stripe white ("mustache")
Feeding. surface feeders " swoop down to snatch tiny fish from top few inches water (rarely deeper)
Vocalization: high-pitched "laughing" or "cackling" often in conjunction with bowing or other displays
reproduction/life span
Breeding. in caves in guano or under boulders
diet
Wild. anchovies
Zoo. tiny smelt or cut-up smelt & vitamins
habitat/range
coastal islands " Chile & Peru
status
not listed
other
penguins can feed at much greater depths than terns " 2 species can co-exist with little competition
oregon zoo exhibit