Terns (Sternidae)
South American Tern (Sterna hirundinacea) - HBW 3, p. 652
French: Sterne hirundinacée
German: Falklandseeschwalbe
Spanish: Charrán Suramericano
Taxonomy: Sterna hirundinacea Lesson, 1831, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Monotypic.
Distribution: Coasts of S Peru and Espírito Santo (CE Brazil) S to Tierra del Fuego, including Falkland Is. In austral winter extends N to Ecuador and Bahia (CE Brazil).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Group following a Sea Lion feeding on squids and fishing around Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (Monotypic species)
Laurent Demongin 16 December 2008 2 years ago 59 sec 4 -
A bird fishing among kelp and giving a prey to its mate Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
Laurent Demongin 14 December 2008 2 years ago 48 sec 4 -
A bird flying and calling Locality Fitzroy Channel, Magallanes Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 3 November 2003 7 years ago 30 sec 3.6 -
A group roosting on an islet Locality Isla Carlos III, Chilian Fjords, Magallanes Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 November 2003 7 years ago 32 sec 3.2 -
A group taking off and calling at the Chilean Fjords Locality Isla Carlos III, Chilian Fjords, Magallanes Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 November 2003 7 years ago 19 sec 3.2 -
Group fishing on small squids by hovering and plunge-diving Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
Laurent Demongin 16 December 2008 2 years ago 47 sec 3
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Bird flying
Locality Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina (Monotypic species)
Santiago Imberti 12 November 2011 7 weeks ago 3.9 -
Feeding on the Beagle Channel
Locality Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina
Gaston Bretti 5 March 2011 23 weeks ago 3.6 -
A big flock in flight
Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (Monotypic species)
Laurent Demongin 6 January 2009 3 years ago 3 -
feeeding
Locality Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina
Angelos Evangelidis 11 December 2008 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 2.8 -
On boat mastil
Locality Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina
oleicfrisbee 36 weeks ago 2.4
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A bird calling while fishing Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
(Monotypic species)
Laurent Demongin 14 December 2008 2 years ago 3 -
A group calling while fishing Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
(Monotypic species)
Laurent Demongin 16 December 2008 2 years ago 2
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