Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Terns :: Elegant Tern

Elegant Tern Sterna elegans

Described by: Gambel (1849)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Thalasseus elegans

Photographs

Ventura Harbor, Ventura County, California, USA - Aug 1, 2001 © William Hull  Moss Landing, Monterey County, California, USA - Aug 28, 2003 © Glen Tepke  Moss Landing, Monterey County, California, USA - Aug 28, 2003 © Glen Tepke  El Paraiso, Peru - Jan, 2005 © R S Scanlon 
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Range

Pacific coast of North America and n. Central America;
Breeds off sw. United States (s. California in San Diego Bay), c. Baja on Scammon Lagoon and Isla San Roques, islands in the Gulf of California (Raza Is., Trinidad Is., George Is.) s. along the w. coast of Mexico to Nayarit.
Winters s. from California through Guatemala to Chile (Mejillones Bay).

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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