South American Tern
Sterna hirundinacea - Sterne hirundinacée
Systematics
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Order:
Charadriiformes
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Family:
Laridés
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Genus:
Sterna
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Species:
hirundinacea
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 43 cm
- Wingspan: 84 à 86 cm.
- Weight: 172 à 196 g
Geographic range
Identification
South American Tern (Sterna hirundinacea) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.
Subspecific information monotypic species
Foreign names
- Sterne hirundinacée,
- Charrán suramericano,
- trinta-réis-de-bico-vermelho,
- Falklandseeschwalbe,
- dél-amerikai csér,
- Zuid-Amerikaanse Visdief,
- Sterna del Sudamerica,
- sydamerikansk tärna,
- Svaleterne,
- rybár lastovičí,
- rybák jihoamerický,
- Sydamerikansk Terne,
- eteläamerikantiira,
- xatrac de Sud-amèrica,
- rybitwa jaskółcza,
- Южноамериканская крачка,
- ナンベイアジサシ,
- 南美燕鸥,
- sydamerikansk tärna,
- 南美燕鷗,
Voice song and call
Habitat
Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Tidepools ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands
Threats - protection
IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
in the Wild
Near
threatened
threatened
Not
evaluated
evaluated
EX
EW
CR
EN
VU
NT
LC
NE
