Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Terns :: South American Tern

South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea

Described by: Lesson (1831)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - Aug, 2004 © Arthur Grosset  Ushuaia, Argentina - Nov 10, 2004 © Michael G. Shepard  Argentina - Nov, 2003 © Harold Stiver 
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Range

Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean coast of c. to s. South America;
Peru (San Gallan Is.) and e. Brazil (e. Bahia, Rio de Janeiro) s. through Chile, Uruguay (coastal Banados del Este) and Argentina to Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Is.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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