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Least Tern (Sternula antillarum)

Ordered chronologically (not necessarily by HRBP number)

HRBP 0480. Least or Little Tern (Sternula antillarum/albifrons), foregrond left, with Hawaiian (Black-necked) Stilts and Hawaiian Coots. Waipi'o Peninusla, O'ahu, 15 May 1985. © Steve Berendzen

HRBP 0480. Least or Little Tern (Sternula antillarum/albifrons), center, with Hawaiian (Black-necked) Stilts and Hawaiian Coots. Waipi'o Peninusla, O'ahu, 15 May 1985. © Steve Berendzen

HRBP 0814. Least or Little Tern (Sternula antillarum/albifrons). Aimakapa Pond, Hawai'i Island, 12 Jun 1988. © Bryan Harry

HRBP 0857. Least Tern (Sternula antillarum), left, with Ruddy Turnstones. Laysan Island, 29 Aug 1989. © Jeff Marks

HRBP 5116. Least Tern (Sternula antillarum). USNM 178466, collected Tern Island, French Frigate Shoal, 9 Aug 1991. Photo © Peter Pyle

HRBP 1047. Least or Little Tern (Sternula antillarum/albifrons). Aimakapa Pond, Hawai'i Island, 16 Sep 1994. © Chistina Hermann

HRBP 1048. Least or Little Tern (Sternula antillarum/albifrons), center, with Ruddy Turnstones. Aimakapa Pond, Hawai'i Island, 16 Sep 1994. © Chistina Hermann

HRBP 1226. Least Tern (Sternula antillarum). Ki'i Unit of JCNWR, O'ahu, 15 Oct 1998. © Mike Silbernagle

HRBP 1227. Least Tern (Sternula antillarum). Ki'i Unit of JCNWR, O'ahu, 15 Oct 1998. © Mike Silbernagle

HRBP 1234. Least Tern (Sternula antillarum). Midway Atoll, 24 Jun 1999. © Peter Pyle

HRBP 1235. Least Tern (Sternula antillarum). Midway Atoll, 24 Jun 1999. © Peter Pyle

HRBP 1236. Least Tern (Sternula antillarum). Midway Atoll, 24 Jun 1999. © Peter Pyle

HRBP 1289. Least Tern (Sternula antillarum). Midway Atoll, 24 Jun 1999. © Peter Pyle

HRBP 1290. Least Tern (Sternula antillarum). Midway Atoll, 25 Jun 1999. © Peter Pyle

HRBP 1291. Least Tern (Sternula antillarum). Midway Atoll, 25 Jun 1999. © Peter Pyle

HRBP 5161. Least Terns (Sternula antillarum). Little Gin Island, French Frigate Shoal, 1 Jul 2004. © Aaron Dietrich

Photographs and images contributed to Hawaii Rare Bird Photograph (HRBP) file, B. P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu and part of The Birds of the Hawaiian Islands: Occurrence, History, Distribution, and Status by Robert L. Pyle and Peter Pyle. See Introduction for more information.

Least Tern (Sternula antillarum) Species Account Ordered chronologically (not necessarily by HRBP number)

HRBP 0480. Least or Little Tern (Sternula antillarum/albifrons), foregrond left, with Hawaiian (Black-necked) Stilts and Hawaiian Coots. Waipi'o Peninusla, O'ahu, 15 May 1985. © Steve Berendzen	HRBP 0480. Least or Little Tern (Sternula antillarum/albifrons), center, with Hawaiian (Black-necked) Stilts and Hawaiian Coots. Waipi'o Peninusla, O'ahu, 15 May 1985. © Steve Berendzen	*HRBP 0814. Least or Little Tern (Sternula antillarum/albifrons). Aimakapa Pond, Hawai'i Island, 12 Jun 1988. © Bryan Harry*	*HRBP 0857. Least Tern (Sternula* antillarum), left, with Ruddy Turnstones. Laysan Island, 29 Aug 1989. © Jeff Marks**


*HRBP 5116. Least Tern (Sternula antillarum). USNM 178466, collected Tern Island, French Frigate Shoal, 9 Aug 1991. Photo © Peter Pyle*	*HRBP 1047. Least or Little Tern (Sternula antillarum/albifrons). Aimakapa Pond, Hawai'i Island, 16 Sep 1994. © Chistina Hermann*	*HRBP 1048. Least or Little Tern (Sternula antillarum/albifrons), center, with Ruddy Turnstones. Aimakapa Pond, Hawai'i Island, 16 Sep 1994. © Chistina Hermann*	*HRBP 1226. Least Tern (Sternula antillarum). Ki'i Unit of JCNWR, O'ahu, 15 Oct 1998. © Mike Silbernagle*


*HRBP 1227. Least Tern (Sternula antillarum). Ki'i Unit of JCNWR, O'ahu, 15 Oct 1998. © Mike Silbernagle*	*HRBP 1234. Least Tern (Sternula antillarum). Midway Atoll, 24 Jun 1999. © Peter Pyle*	*HRBP 1235. Least Tern (Sternula antillarum). Midway Atoll, 24 Jun 1999. © Peter Pyle*	*HRBP 1236. Least Tern (Sternula antillarum). Midway Atoll, 24 Jun 1999. © Peter Pyle*


*HRBP 1289. Least Tern (Sternula antillarum). Midway Atoll, 24 Jun 1999. © Peter Pyle*	*HRBP 1290. Least Tern (Sternula antillarum). Midway Atoll, 25 Jun 1999. © Peter Pyle*	*HRBP 1291. Least Tern (Sternula antillarum). Midway Atoll, 25 Jun 1999. © Peter Pyle*	*HRBP 1292. Courting Least Terns (Sternula antillarum). Midway Atoll, 25 Jun 1999. © Peter Pyle*


*HRBP 5161. Least Terns (Sternula antillarum). Little Gin Island, French Frigate Shoal, 1 Jul 2004. © Aaron Dietrich*	*HRBP 5162. Least Tern (Sternula antillarum). Little Gin Island, French Frigate Shoal, 1 Jul 2004. © Aaron Dietrich*	*HRBP 5740. Least Tern (Sternula antillarum). Near Kahuku, O'ahu, 22 Sep 2009. © Michael Walther*	*HRBP 5741. Least Tern (Sternula antillarum). Near Kahuku, O'ahu, 22 Sep 2009. © Michael Walther*


*HRBP 5742. Least Tern (Sternula antillarum). Near Kahuku, O'ahu, 22 Sep 2009. © Michael Walther*	*HRBP 5743. Least Tern (Sternula antillarum). Near Kahuku, O'ahu, 22 Sep 2009. © Michael Walther*

Photographs and images contributed to Hawaii Rare Bird Photograph (HRBP) file, B. P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu and part of The Birds of the Hawaiian Islands: Occurrence, History, Distribution, and Status by Robert L. Pyle and Peter Pyle. See Introduction for more information.