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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

Synonyms: Sterna elegans.


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Foto
Photography ID: 307681
  Adult
Cartagena
Región Metropolitana
Chile
02/03/2018
Pablo Moya Arias
Foto
Photography ID: 253718
  Adult
La Serena
Región de Coquimbo
Chile
02/13/2018
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 241164
  Adult
La Serena
Región de Coquimbo
Chile
01/09/2018
Carlos De Biagi



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
86627829/12/2018MexicoOaxacaPuerto angelPablo Eguia
86145115/12/2018ChileRegión de ValparaísoHumedales de CartagenaPablo Moya Arias
105485519/11/2018PeruLimaRefugio de Vida Silvestre Los Pantanos de Villa35Julian Quillen Vidoz
105485604/06/2018ChileRegión de Arica y ParinacotaRío Lluta--Desembocadura1Julian Quillen Vidoz
74870621/04/2018PeruLimaPantanos de Villa, LimaRutger Koperdraad
71239811/03/2018PeruLimaPantanos de VillaRutger Koperdraad
70189118/02/2018PeruLimaPlaya Sarapampa, AsiaRutger Koperdraad
70727515/02/2018ChileRegión de la AraucaníaPuerto SaavedraFernando Alberto Segura
71296313/02/2018ChileRegión de CoquimboLa SerenaJorge Schlemmer
86117603/02/2018ChileRegión MetropolitanaHumedal de Cartagena, CartagenaPablo Moya Arias
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.