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| A smallish bird (32 to 38 cm), breeding in the Holarctic and migrating to the southern hemisphere. It is a very common migrant and is found along marine shores and estuaries along the entire southern African coast. It is highly gregarious and mainly feeds on fish. | |
List of Stamps showing Common Tern |
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Country |
SG |
Michel |
Year |
Value |
| Albania | 1587 | 1620 | 1973 | 5q |
| Alderney | 0076 | 0081 | 1994 | £1 |
| Antigua | 3363 | 2001 | $1.20 | |
| Barbuda | 2271 | 2000 | 75c | |
| Bulgaria | 1835 | 1839 | 1968 | 5s |
| France | 3251 | 3074 | 1995 | 4f 30 |
| Grenadines of Grenada | 2582 | 1998 | $1.50 | |
| Jersey | 0129 | 0123 | 1975 | 4p |
| Jersey | 0778 | 0766 | 1997 | 10p |
| Liberia | 2432 | 1999 | 30c | |
| Maldives | 1046 | 1055 | 1984 | 7la |
| Maldives | 3291 | 2000 | 10l | |
| Montserrat | 1277m | 2005 | $2.30 | |
| Palau | 1886 | 2002 | $3 | |
| Philippines | 3220 | 1998 | P5 | |
| Rumania | 5324 | 4643 | 1991 | 1le |
| Senegal | 1394 | 1397 | 1995 | 180f |
| Switzerland | 1238 | 1465 | 1992 | 50c |
| Tanzania | 1998 | 300s | ||
| Tanzania | 1998 | 300s | ||
| Tuvalu | 0889 | 2000 | 90c | |
| Tuvalu | 0986 | 2000 | 90c | |
| Yugoslavia | 2155 | 2058 | 1984 | 40d |