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Elegant Tern

Thalasseus elegans
(Gambel, W, 1849)
Gaviotín Elegante
Family: Laridae
Order: Charadriiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Near Threatened
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Synonyms: Sterna elegans.


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Number of Photography: 36

Foto
Photography ID: 534323
  Adult
Parque del Plata
Canelones
Uruguay
05/01/2023
Adrian Antunez
Foto
Photography ID: 533817
  Adult
Parque del Plata
Canelones
Uruguay
05/01/2023
Mauricio Silvera
Foto
Photography ID: 384056
  Adult
Desembocadura del Río Cañete
Lima
Peru
02/16/2020
Rutger Koperdraad
Foto
Photography ID: 311680
  Adult
Parque Nacional Lagunas de Chacahua
Oaxaca
Mexico
01/01/2019
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 311679
  Adult
Parque Nacional Lagunas de Chacahua
Oaxaca
Mexico
01/01/2019
Pablo Eguia



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Number of Films: 1




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Number of Records: 74



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
204489909/06/2024ColombiaBolívarPlayas de Crespo, Cartagena de IndiasJairo Alberto García Giraldo
201516419/03/2024ChileRegión del Bío-BíoHualpen10Hugo Caverzasi
176178101/05/2023UruguayCanelonesCosta del arroyo Solís Chico, Parque del PlataAdrian Antunez
176058801/05/2023UruguayCanelonesCosta del arroyo Solís Chico, Parque del PlataMauricio Silvera
168989515/12/2022ChileRegión del Libertador Bernardo O´HigginsLaguna Petrel, PichilemuManuel Godoy
190903104/12/2022ChileRegión MetropolitanaDesembocadura Río MaipoCarmen Lúcia Bays Figueiredo
119917816/02/2020PeruLimaDesembocadura del Río CañeteRutger Koperdraad
118299525/01/2020PeruLimaRefugio de Vida Silvestre Pantanos de VillaRutger Koperdraad
116558311/01/2020ChileRegión de Arica y ParinacotaArica PelçagicoSergio Moya
105485323/07/2019PeruLambayequeHumedales de Eten (Valqui E5.2)1Julian Quillen Vidoz
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.