Royal Tern

Thalasseus maximus - Sterne royale

Sterne royale
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Charadriiformes

  • Family
    :

    Laridés

  • Genus
    :

    Thalasseus

  • Species
    :

    maximus

Descriptor

Boddaert, 1783

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 51 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 100 à 135 cm.
  • Weight
    : 350 à 450 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Sterne royale
adult plum. breeding
Sterne royale
adult plum. post breeding

Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Sterne royale,
  • Charrán real,
  • garajau-real-americano,
  • Königsseeschwalbe,
  • királycsér,
  • Koningsstern,
  • Sterna reale,
  • kungstärna,
  • Kongeterne,
  • rybár veľký,
  • rybák královský,
  • Kongeterne,
  • kuningastiira,
  • Koningseeswael (Koningsterretjie),
  • xatrac reial bec-roig,
  • Rosaþerna,
  • rybitwa królewska,
  • karaliskais zīriņš,
  • kraljeva čigra,
  • Королевская крачка,
  • アメリカオオアジサシ,
  • 橙嘴凤头燕鸥,
  • 皇家鳳頭燕鷗,

Voice song and cries

Sterne royale
adult plum. post breeding

Habitat

Sterne royale
adult plum. post breeding

Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged), Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Sterne royale
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