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Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon nilotica
(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Gaviotín Pico Grueso
Trinta-réis-de-bico-preto
Family: Laridae
Order: Charadriiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Sterna nilotica.

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Foto
Photography ID: 622114
  Adult
La Para
Córdoba
Argentina
01/21/2025
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 604709
  Adult
La Para
Córdoba
Argentina
09/21/2024
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 497152
  Adult
El Cuyo
Yucatán
Mexico
05/23/2022
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 454596
  Adult
Melincué
Santa Fe
Argentina
07/09/2021
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 454595
  Adult
Melincué
Santa Fe
Argentina
07/09/2021
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 454594
  Adult
Melincué
Santa Fe
Argentina
07/09/2021
Pablo Eguia



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
224680121/01/2025ArgentinaCórdobaCamino a Campo Mare, La Para8Pablo Eguia
217002821/09/2024ArgentinaCórdobaCampo mare, La Para4Pablo Eguia
168835107/10/2022ArgentinaCórdobaLaguna Mar Chiquita, Reserva Natural Bañados del Río Dulce y Laguna Mar ChiquitaPablo Eguia
159735723/05/2022MexicoYucatánEl CuyoPablo Eguia
143211509/07/2021ArgentinaSanta FeMelincuéPablo Eguia
51063229/11/2016ColombiaBolívarIsla de salamancaPablo Eguia
51060228/11/2016ColombiaBolívarBarranquillaPablo Eguia
23643930/01/2015UruguayRochaBarra de ValizasPablo Eguia
23660425/01/2015UruguayRochaLaguna de RochaPablo Eguia
21135420/12/2014ArgentinaCórdobaMirador de Aves Loma de los Indios, Reserva Natural Bañados del Río Dulce y Laguna Mar ChiquitaPablo Eguia
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 12/04/2026.