Caspian Tern was created in 1770.
Caspian Tern was created in 1770.
Sterna caspia
check out the Caspian Tern, has blood-red bill, darker forehead and the Royal Tern.
Sea birds from our country include:
seagulls: tarapunga (red-billed gull), Karoro (black-backed gull);
herons: Kotuku (white heron), Kotuku ngutupapa (spoonbill);
terns: Taranui (caspian tern), Tara (white fronted tern), Taraiti (fairy tern); Titi (petrels and shearwaters), wrybills, godwits, Takapu (gannet), shags, penguins, albatross.
We need location, size and behavior to be sure, but it is probably some sort of tern, possibly a Royal or Caspian.