South American Tern

The South American Tern is a species of tern found in coastal regions of southern South America, including the Falkland Islands, ranging north to Peru and Brazil . It is generally the commonest tern in its range. It closely resembles the smaller, highly migratory Common Tern.

The South American Tern is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

the South American Tern, using data col- lected from a colony of some 1180 pairs. STUDY AREA AND METHODS We studied a population of South American Terns that nests irregularly at Punta Loma (42�49'S, 64�28'W), Chubut, Argentina, a Provincial Fau- nistic Reserve. The colony site is on an eroded plateau of old marine deposits, with occasional patches of exposed soil and Patagonian shrub-steppe that ter- minates at the coast in sedimentary cliffs some 50-m high. The colony was situated at the top of the cliffs. More

The South American Tern (Sterna hirundinacea) is a species of tern found in coastal regions of southern South America, including the Falkland Islands, ranging north to Peru (Pacific coast) and Brazil (Atlantic coast). It is generally the commonest tern in its range. It closely resembles the smaller, highly migratory Common Tern. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Sterna hirundinacea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007. More

Two South American tern eggs in nest© Krystyna Szulecka / www.flpa-images.co.uk South American tern chick© Gabriel Rojo / naturepl.com South American tern with chick© Gabriel Rojo / naturepl.com Adult South American tern and chick with pre-flight feathers© Gabriel Rojo / naturepl.com South American terns feeding chicks© Gabriel Rojo / naturepl. More

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The South American Tern (Sterna hirundinacea) is found in the coastal regions of southern South America, including the Falkland Islands, ranging north to Peru (along the Pacific coast) and Brazil (along the Atlantic coast). It is generally the commonest tern in its range. It closely resembles the smaller, highly migratory Common Tern. More

South American Tern or Common Tern - ad non-breeding. Or? Photo taken Jan 13, 2007 at Pantanos de Villa. One single bird only seen. Photographer: Gunnar Engblom Birding Peru with Kolibri Expeditions More Birds! IMG_4237.JPG (Monday, January 15, 2007) Download Fabrice SCHMITT South American Tern "between first winter and first summer" I think... Central Chile (13,5 More

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The South American Tern is seen around most Falkland coasts, but it breeds on remote coastal plains where human disturbance is minimal, often in association with gulls. Nests are closely packed together in colonies of several hundred, each nest being a simple hollow, sometimes lined with vegetation. Eggs are laid during November and December. Breeding birds will attack people who approach the nest site, but often abandon their nests following such disturbance. More

South American Tern in summer plumage in the winter! = In 2005 on a pelagic in July from Lima a dark gray bellied breeding plumage Sterna Tern was seen that was tentatively identified as Antarctic Tern, which would be a first for Peru. This one looks quite like the one we saw then, though I recall the bill was shorter than this. The posterior discussion on Birding Peru Yahoo-group confirmed this bird as South American Tern. More

South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea, both South American coasts. * Common Tern Sterna hirundo, three subspecies throughout northern temperate zone, moving to Southern Hemisphere in winter.: * S. h. hirundo, eastern and central North America, Europe, Middle East to Siberia. * S. More