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Royal Tern

     This type of bird lives along the East coast, the Gulf of Mexico, around California, and down south. The domain is Eukarya, the kingdom Animalia, the phylum is Chordata, the class is Aves, the order is Charadriiformers, the family is Laridae, the genus is Thalasseus, and the species is maximus. They have a orange beak, has short,little black hair on the back of its head, a white neck, and the rest of the body is gray. The Royal Tern can eat small fish, shrimp, and they are also heterotrophic. The female lays one egg or more, their length can be up to eighteen to twenty inches long, and their wingspan can be up to forty-nine to fifty-two inches long. Both parents help keep the eggs incubated for thirty to thirty-one days, all of the Royal Tern eat near the shore, close to the beach. Last but not least, both parents defecating around the nest. Defecating means poop. When that dries, it could be used for protection around the nest.