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South American Tern

Sterna hirundinacea
Lesson, RP, 1831
Gaviotín Sudamericano
Trinta-réis-de-bico-vermelho
Family: Laridae
Order: Charadriiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
FishCornalito (Odontesthes incisa)22/02/2024Caro Liberti



Number of Photography: 601

Foto
Photography ID: 673080
  Juvenile
Puerto Madryn
Chubut
Argentina
10/07/2025
Gustavo Abel Larracoechea
Foto
Photography ID: 672559
  Adult
Las Grutas
Río Negro
Argentina
10/08/2025
Gustavo Abel Larracoechea
Foto
Photography ID: 668328
  Adult
Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
01/11/2026
Luis O. Lopez
Foto
Photography ID: 668156
  Adult
Puñihuil, Chiloé
Región de Los Lagos
Chile
01/09/2026
Fernanda Ferrari
Foto
Photography ID: 663538
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/08/2025
Gustavo Daniel González



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 3



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Jorge La Grotteria11/28/2018ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Nacional 3 (-46,333785, -67,575582)N/AN/AYesNo
Jorge La Grotteria11/28/2018ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Nacional 3 (-46,333785, -67,575582)N/AN/AYesNo
Santiago Sainz-trápaga12/07/2013ArgentinaChubutPuerto MadrynIndistinguishableAdultYesNo


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Number of Films: 5


Video ID: 5697
♂ ♀ Puerto Madryn
Chubut
Argentina
03/04/2023
Santos Di Mauro
Video ID: 2360
  Juvenile
Puerto Madryn
Chubut
Argentina
03/12/2017
Claudia Mora
Video ID: 1770
♂ ♀ Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
12/08/2014
Claudia Mora



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Number of Records: 1519



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243505517/02/202612:46ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta Rasa50Santiago Juan Torres
243504217/02/202612:21ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta Rasa1Santiago Juan Torres
243503517/02/202612:11ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta Rasa10Santiago Juan Torres
243502017/02/202611:59ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta Rasa3Santiago Juan Torres
243829515/02/2026ArgentinaChubutLobería Puerto Pirámides, Área Natural Protegida Península ValdésDolores Fernandez
243444807/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresGenera LavalleEsteban Argerich
242063825/01/202609:41ArgentinaBuenos AiresAvenida Mario ConteOscar Alfredo Eliseche
241693815/01/2026ChileRegión de Magallanes y la Antártica ChilenaEntre Punta Arenas y Porvenir, Estrecho de MagallanesGustavo Daniel González
241539512/01/2026ArgentinaRío NegroArea Natrural Protegida Pozo Salado-caleta de los Loros-punta MejillonRicardo Juliano
241818111/01/2026ArgentinaTierra del FuegoReserva Natural Urbana Bahía Encerrada, UshuaiaLuis O. Lopez
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. South American Tern (Sterna hirundinacea) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.