Common Tern Sterna hirundo tibetana, wetland (36.536673, 96.201547) in Qaidam Basin, Qinghai, China, elev. 2700 m (8,850 ft.), July. (Craig Brelsford)
Common Tern S. h. longipennis, Jiangsu, China, August. (Craig Brelsford)
Cape Nanhui, Shanghai, September. Massive overexposure of legs (inset) reveals red color and nails ID of Common. (Komatsu Yasuhiko)
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