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Antarctic Tern

Sterna vittata
Gmelin, JF, 1789
Gaviotín Antártico
Trinta-réis-antártico
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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Number of Photography: 32

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Photography ID: 670432
  Adult
Puerto Argentino
Islas Malvinas
Argentina
01/19/2026
Edith Polverini
Foto
Photography ID: 670398
  Adult
Port Lockroy
Antártida Argentina
Argentina
01/17/2026
Edith Polverini



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Number of Records: 33



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242515619/01/2026ArgentinaIslas MalvinasPuerto ArgentinoEdith Polverini
242480517/01/2026ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaPort LockroyEdith Polverini
225387726/02/202511:57ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaAntártida Argentina10María Alejandra Sosa
225387226/02/202511:25ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaAntártida Argentina1María Alejandra Sosa
225386126/02/202510:26ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaAntártida Argentina3María Alejandra Sosa
225381626/02/202506:49ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaAntártida Argentina2María Alejandra Sosa
225281126/02/202511:57ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaAntártida Argentina10Jorge La Grotteria
225280626/02/202511:25ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaAntártida Argentina1Jorge La Grotteria
225279526/02/202510:26ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaAntártida Argentina3Jorge La Grotteria
225274926/02/202506:49ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaAntártida Argentina2Jorge La Grotteria
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Citation recommended:

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