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Description
Medium-sized tern (L 38 cm), shows long and forked tail, black bill and tinged pink bellow in summer. Nesting is colonial, frequently with other tern species and usually along coast, on sandy or rocky islands and beaches. The diet consists of fish. Migrant.

Reasons for the need for protection/inclusion in annex I
The Roseate Tern suffered a dramatic population decline through much of its EU range and it is listed as "endangered". Nesting Roseate Terns are particularly sensitive to human disturbance, egg-collection and avian or ground predators (e.g. Peregrine (Falco peregrinus), gulls, fox). Hunting in the winter quarters has been identified as a particular threat.

yellow = summer visitor
green = resident
blue = winter visitor

Population :
about 1,600 pairs (Açores : 1,000 pairs)

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