Editing Inca tern (section)

==Description==
[[File:Larosterna inca -Lima, Peru -family-8.jpg|left|thumb|Two adults and a juvenile (left) in [[Lima]], Perú.]]
The Inca tern is roughly {{convert|39|to|42|cm|in|abbr=on}} long and weighs between {{convert|180|to|210|g|oz|abbr=on}}. Its plumage is uniquely colored among terns; adults have a mostly dark, slate-gray body, with paler underwing [[Covert feather|coverts]], and a slightly paler throat. A white stripe extends back from the base of the bill and fans out like a [[Salvador Dalí]]esque [[Moustache|mustache]] as long, satiny feathers along the side of the neck. The trailing edge of the wing (the tips of the secondaries and the three inner [[Primaries (birds)|primaries]]) are white. The tail is black, and moderately forked. The iris is brown, with legs and feet that are dark red. The bill is bright to dark red, with bare yellow skin at the base. The chicks, on hatching, are purplish-brown, progressing through brownish-gray before developing mature plumage. The chicks' bills and legs are dark and horn-colored, and gradually attain the red that adults have.<ref name=INTE-BOW>Gochfeld, M. and J. Burger (2020). Inca Tern (''Larosterna inca''), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.incter1.01 retrieved February 17, 2023</ref><ref name=Harrison>{{cite book | last =Harrison | first =Peter | title =Seabirds: An Identification Guide | publisher =Houghton Mifflin | date =1983 | location =Boston | pages =387 | language =en | isbn =0-395-33253-2 }}</ref>