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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



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Foto
Photography ID: 617457
  Adult
Villa 7 de Marzo
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/15/2024
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 609645
  Adult
Puerto Madryn
Chubut
Argentina
10/27/2024
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 609644
  Adult
Puerto Madryn
Chubut
Argentina
10/27/2024
Eduardo Cusano



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
223014915/12/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresVilla 7 de MarzoHernán Tolosa
226212902/12/2024ArgentinaIslas MalvinasIsla Borbón (pebble Island)Max Uranga
221794902/12/2024ArgentinaIslas MalvinasIsla Borbón (pebble Island)Santos Uranga
221467224/11/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Provincial Mar Chiquita, Albúfera Laguna Mar Chiquita3Victor Hugo Michelini
219334016/11/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoRuta Nacional 3, Río Grande20María Alejandra Sosa
219101216/11/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoRuta Nacional 3, Río Grande20Jorge La Grotteria
219061415/11/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoRuta Nacional 3, Río Grande2Jorge La Grotteria
219057115/11/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoRuta Nacional 3, Río Grande2María Alejandra Sosa
219048513/11/2024ChileRegión de Magallanes y la Antártica ChilenaCamino sin nombrar15María Alejandra Sosa
219048113/11/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoCamino sin nombrar13María Alejandra Sosa
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. South American Tern (Sterna hirundinacea) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 29/03/2026.