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Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Laridae

The common tern (Sterna hirundo) is a seabird in the family Laridae. This bird has a circumpolar distribution, its four subspecies breeding in temperate and subarctic regions of Europe, Asia and North America. It is strongly migratory, wintering in coastal tropical and subtropical regions.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 164,373United Kingdom · 89,910France · 29,699Spain · 22,779Germany · 12,561Italy · 4,255Belgium · 3,256Switzerland · 2,916Brazil · 1,068Peru · 937Luxembourg · 498