The most common birds on the Gulf beach of the park during the year are the Willet, Sanderling, Black Skimmer, Great Blue Heron, Double-crested Cormorant, Cattle Egret, Grey Plover, Laughing Gull, Brown Pelican, Reddish Egret, and five species of terns, including the Least Tern, Caspian Tern, Black Tern, Sandwich Tern, and Royal Tern.

* Sterna maxima Royal Tern

** Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus

There are two other orange-billed terns within the range of this species, Royal Tern and Greater Crested Tern.

The Royal Tern ( Thalasseus maximus, syn.

The Royal Tern has a red-orange bill and a black cap on the top of its head during the breeding season, but in the winter the cap becomes patchy.

The Royal Tern is found in Europe, Africa, the Americas, and the Caribbean islands.

The Royal Tern lives on the coast and is only found where there is salt water, they do not live where there is fresh water.

The Royal Tern belongs to the class Aves and the order Charadriiformes.

The Royal Tern is also in the family Sternidae because of its white plumage, black cap on its head, long bill, webbed feet, and bodies that are more stream line than those of gulls.

The taxonomy of the Royal Tern has been debated, whether the correct scientific name was Thalasseus maximus or Sterna maxima.

The Royal Tern was originally placed in the genus Sterna ; however, a 2005 study suggest that it is actually part of the genus Thalasseus.

The Royal Tern is currently divided into two subspecies: Sterna maxima maxima and Sterna maxima albididorsalis.

Royal Tern in flight This is a large tern, second only to Caspian Tern but is unlikely to be confused with the carrot-billed giant, which has extensive dark under wing patches.

The Royal Tern has an orange-red bill, pale grey upper parts and white under parts.

An adult Royal Tern has an average wingspan of, for both sexes, but their wingspan can range from 125 – 135 cm ( 49 – 53 in ).

The calls of the Royal Tern are usually short, clear shrills.

Some of the shrills sound like kree or tsirr ; the Royal Tern also has a more plover like whistle that is longer, rolling and is more melodious.

In various parts of its range, the Royal Tern could be confused with Elegant Tern, Lesser Crested Tern ( the other orange-billed terns ), and the Great Crested Tern.

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