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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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Foto
Photography ID: 629413
  Adult
Canal Beagle
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
01/30/2025
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 380362
  Adult
Isla Martillo
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
01/06/2020
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 249472
  Adult
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
02/01/2018
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 125603
 Quequén
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/09/2015
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 58722
  Adult
Mar Chiquita
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/10/2014
Guillermo Marcaida



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
226977330/01/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoCanal BeagleGuillermo Marcaida
217226815/09/2024ArgentinaRío NegroEl Buque, Las GrutasGuillermo Marcaida
202214925/03/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresAlbúfera Laguna Mar ChiquitaGuillermo Marcaida
119586914/01/2020ArgentinaChubutPuerto de Comodooro Rivadvia, Comodoro Rivadavia50Guillermo Marcaida
118735806/01/2020ArgentinaTierra del FuegoIsla MartilloGuillermo Marcaida
118735306/01/2020ArgentinaTierra del FuegoCanal BeagleGuillermo Marcaida
118734206/01/2020ArgentinaTierra del FuegoCanal Beagle (entre Ushuaia e Isla Gable)Guillermo Marcaida
118671005/01/2020ChileRegión de Magallanes y la Antártica ChilenaEstrecho de Magallanes (pta. Delgada)Guillermo Marcaida
80841016/08/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta RasaGuillermo Marcaida
70324001/02/2018ArgentinaSanta CruzPuerto DeseadoGuillermo Marcaida
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. South American Tern (Sterna hirundinacea) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.