Snowy-crowned Tern (Sterna trudeaui)

Other Names (World)
Snowy-crowned Tern, Trudeau's Tern

Family
Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers)

Size
28 - 35 cm

First Described (Guide)
Audubon, 1838

Range (Guide)

Brazil (B).

Vagrant to Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Paraguay.

Coast and interior of South America, breeding from south-eastern Brazil and Uruguay to Patagonia, rarely to Santa Cruz, and in Chile (Aconcagua to Llanquihue).

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

Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 10,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (10)...)

Snowy-crowned Tern (Sterna trudeaui) [XC148964]
by Bernabe Lopez-Lanus from Reloca, Cauquenes Province, Maule Region, Chile (flight call)

Snowy-crowned Tern (Sterna trudeaui) [XC50261]
by Miguel Angel Roda from Saladillo, Buenos Aires, Argentina (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Snowy-crowned Tern (Sterna trudeaui) - 10 files

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