South American Tern (Sterna hirundinacea)

Coasts of southern Peru and Espírito Santo (central-eastern Brazil) south to Tierra del Fuego, including Falkland Is. In austral winter extends north to Ecuador and Bahia (central-eastern Brazil).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 25,000 - 1,000,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (25)...)

South American Tern (Sterna hirundinacea) [XC818917]
by Juan Freile from Valizas- Rocha, Uruguay (song)

South American Tern (Sterna hirundinacea) [XC90696]
by Andrew Spencer from Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for South American Tern (Sterna hirundinacea) - 10 files

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