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Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea
Pontoppidan, E, 1763
Gaviotín Ártico
Trinta-réis-ártico
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 paradisaea.


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Number of Photography: 19

Foto
Photography ID: 649191
  Adult
Lavalle
Mendoza
Argentina
11/22/2023
Marcelo Zanotti
Foto
Photography ID: 649190
  Adult
Lavalle
Mendoza
Argentina
11/22/2023
Marcelo Zanotti
Foto
Photography ID: 646996
  Immature
Maldonado
Maldonado
Uruguay
07/26/2025
Adrian Antunez
Foto
Photography ID: 645517
  Adult
Maldonado
Maldonado
Uruguay
07/28/2025
Julio Cesar Castillo Yazauskas
Foto
Photography ID: 644126
  Immature
Punta del Este
Maldonado
Uruguay
07/23/2025
Alejandra Pons
Foto
Photography ID: 644124
  Immature
Punta del Este
Maldonado
Uruguay
07/23/2025
Alejandra Pons
Foto
Photography ID: 616404
  Adult
Cape Point
Cabo Occidental
South Africa
10/10/2023
Luis Cesar Tejo
Foto
Photography ID: 584092
  Adult
Lavalle
Mendoza
Argentina
05/12/2024
Pablo Moreno
Foto
Photography ID: 559451
  Adult
Lavalle
Mendoza
Argentina
11/22/2023
Valentín González Feltrup
Foto
Photography ID: 559450
  Adult
Lavalle
Mendoza
Argentina
11/22/2023
Valentín González Feltrup
Foto
Photography ID: 544309
  Adult
Lavalle
Mendoza
Argentina
10/12/2022
Marcelo Zanotti
Foto
Photography ID: 510759
  Adult
Lavalle
Mendoza
Argentina
10/15/2022
Jorge Schlemmer



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Number of Films: 1


Video ID: 6700
  Immature
Punta del Este
Maldonado
Uruguay
07/23/2025
Alejandra Pons


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Number of Records: 19



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
232845028/07/2025UruguayMaldonadoPunta del Este, MaldonadoJulio Cesar Castillo Yazauskas
233856726/07/2025UruguayMaldonadoPunta del Este, MaldonadoAdrian Antunez
232525023/07/2025UruguayMaldonadoPunta del Este ., Punta del EsteAlejandra Pons
232484923/07/2025UruguayMaldonadoPunta del Este, Punta del EsteAlejandra Pons
234736705/06/2025EstoniaTallinLahemaa National ParkGerardo Lloret
203409112/05/2024ArgentinaMendozaPlanta de tratamiento de efluentes El Paramillo, Lavalle1Pablo Moreno
234872122/11/2023ArgentinaMendozaPlanta de tratamiento de efluentes El Paramillo, LavalleMarcelo Zanotti
192842522/11/2023ArgentinaMendozaPlanta de tratamiento de efluentes El Paramillo, LavalleValentín González Feltrup
222658110/10/2023South AfricaCabo OccidentalCape PointLuis Cesar Tejo
165637615/10/2022ArgentinaMendozaPlanta de tratamiento de efluentes El Paramillo, LavalleJorge Schlemmer
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Citation recommended:

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