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Forster´s Tern

Sterna forsteri
Nuttall, T, 1834
Charrán de Forster
Trinta-réis-de-forster
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 forsteri.


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Number of Photography: 9

Foto
Photography ID: 569326
 Isla Aguada
Campeche
Mexico
01/05/2024
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 569314
 Isla Aguada
Campeche
Mexico
01/06/2024
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 569297
 Punta Xen
Campeche
Mexico
01/07/2024
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 497173
♂ ♀  Adult
Parque Ecológico Xochimilco
Distrito Federal
Mexico
05/23/2022
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 385008
  Adult
Honeymoon state park
Florida
United States
01/23/2020
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 194560
  Adult
San Petersburg
Florida
United States
12/25/2008
Pablo Meoniz
Foto
Photography ID: 194032
 Clearwater
Florida
United States
03/27/2008
Pablo Meoniz


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Number of Records: 13



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
195985507/01/2024MexicoCampechePunta Xen25Pablo Eguia
195818806/01/2024MexicoCampecheLaguna de Terminos, Isla Aguada1Pablo Eguia
195508205/01/2024MexicoCampecheIsla Aguada13Pablo Eguia
159726623/05/2022MexicoDistrito FederalParque Ecológico XochimilcoPablo Eguia
120310123/01/2020United StatesFloridaHoneymoon state parkFederico J. Villegas
54495831/01/2017United StatesFloridaMerritt IslandEsteban Argerich
54486729/01/2017United StatesFloridaLake ApopkaEsteban Argerich
52083421/12/2016United StatesCaliforniaUpper Newport Bay, Orange Couty5Virginia Bonifacio
43101202/02/2016United StatesCaliforniaMalibu beachMarcos Augusto Lartigau
40711416/01/2016United StatesCaliforniaMalibu lagoonMarcos Augusto Lartigau
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Forster´s Tern (Sterna forsteri) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/03/2026.