Arctic tern

Arctic tern

The Arctic tern is a small bird which makes longest travel of any birds. It breeds in the artic tundra but flies to the edge of Antarctic ice pack during the winter. This bird spends most of the time in flying over the places. It is a social bird which lives in groups known as colonies. Its life span is about 20 years.
They eat on small fishes, small invertebrates like shrimp, insects and krill.The female bird lays 1-2 cream colors eggs with brown speckled eggs each of 1.6 inches long and lay eggs in a clutch. They are laid on grassy places and the both the male and female birds take care of their eggs and feed their hatchling

Interesting Facts

During courtship, the male Arctic Tern will grab a small fish and fly as low as possible over a possible companion if she notices him, she will join him in flight and they will mate soon after.
Because of their extremely long migrations, they almost not land. They spend most of their life in the air.