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Common Tern

Sterna hirundo
Linnaeus, C, 1758
Gaviotín Golondrina
Trinta-réis-boreal
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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Synonyms: Sterna hirundo.

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GroupSpeciesDateUser
BirdsChimango (Daptrius chimango)04/11/2023Diego Trillo



Number of Photography: 282

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Photography ID: 675158
  Adult
Mar Chiquita
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/23/2026
Tiago Vaggi



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 1



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Diego Oscar04/02/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta RasaIndistinguishableAdultYesNo


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Number of Films: 2




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Number of Records: 555



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243897823/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresPuente Celpa, Mar ChiquitaTiago Vaggi
243505617/02/202612:46ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta Rasa100Santiago Juan Torres
243503617/02/202612:11ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta Rasa300Santiago Juan Torres
243498517/02/202611:19ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta Rasa200Santiago Juan Torres
243829816/02/2026ArgentinaChubutLobería Puerto Pirámides, Área Natural Protegida Península ValdésDolores Fernandez
243444707/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresGenera LavalleEsteban Argerich
242691130/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresSan Clemente del Tuyú4Diego Oscar
242980129/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna Mar Chiquita, Mar Chiquita70Victor Hugo Michelini
242819927/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna Mar Chiquita, Mar Chiquita55Victor Hugo Michelini
241687916/01/202607:52ArgentinaBuenos AiresCalle 45, San Clemente del Tuyú600Jorge La Grotteria
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Citation recommended:

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