arctic terns
Long-distance seabird travelers
Arctic terns are seabirds famous for the longest migration of any animal, traveling from Arctic breeding grounds to Antarctic waters and back each year—a round trip of roughly 44,000 miles.
These small, graceful birds with forked tails and red beaks experience more daylight than any other creature, chasing endless summers between poles.
- circumpolarAround the pole
- pole to poleBetween Earth's extremities
- birdsEgg-laying flying vertebrates
- midnight sunPerpetual summer daylight above Arctic Circle
- cold-adapted speciesLife suited to freezing environments
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- migratory animalsCanada goose, geese, snow goose, ducks, sandhill crane
- seabirdspenguin, penguins, pelican, pelicans, seagull
- Arctic SeasBering Strait, sea ice, pack ice, ice floe, ice floes
- Arctic NorwaySvalbard, polar night, northern lights, reindeer herding, polar climate
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Flightless birds or fuzzy fruits
kakapos · flightless birds · house sparrows · penguins · chickadees
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Warm-climate feathered animals
parrots · toucans · birds of paradise · macaws · flamingos