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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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 94709
  Adult
Concon
Región de Valparaíso
Chile
03/17/2015
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 87047
  Adult
Tongoy (estero)
Región de Coquimbo
Chile
03/04/2015
Ximena Olivares
Foto
Photography ID: 84885
  Adult
Cañete
Lima
Peru
02/04/2015
Darwin Garcia Bautista
Foto
Photography ID: 82916
  Adult
Cañete
Lima
Peru
02/15/2015
Rutger Koperdraad
Foto
Photography ID: 80007
  Adult
Reserva Natural Paracas
Ica
Peru
01/28/2015
Pablo Marcelo Meyer



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
37950322/12/2015EcuadorSanta ElenaPuntilla de Santa Elean, RemacopseEnzo Reyes B.
37954619/12/2015EcuadorSanta ElenaAyangue-san Pedro-el Suspiro(loma Alta)Enzo Reyes B.
38214608/12/2015EcuadorSanta ElenaMar Bravo, Picinas de EcuasalEnzo Reyes B.
32339720/08/2015PeruIcaReserva Nacional de ParacasMarco Figueroa Daneri
29447926/04/2015PeruLambayequePlaya, Humedales de EtenErnesto Málaga Arenas
27226117/03/2015ChileRegión de ValparaísoConconManuel Godoy
25893615/03/2015EcuadorSanta ElenaMar BravoJulián Alfredo Pérez Correa
25356004/03/2015ChileRegión de CoquimboTongoy (estero)Ximena Olivares
24154515/02/2015PeruLimaPlaya Sarapampa, CañeteRutger Koperdraad
25398912/02/2015ChileRegión de Los LagosDalcahueMaría Antonieta Gonzalez Soto
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 17/03/2026.