Snowy-crowned Tern
Sterna trudeaui
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Laridae
The snowy-crowned tern (Sterna trudeaui), also known as Trudeau's tern, is a species of bird in subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, the gulls, terns, and skimmers. It is native to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, and possibly Paraguay, and also vagrant in Peru and the Falkland Islands. Taxonomy and systematics Some genetic data indicate that the snowy-crowned tern and several other closely related terns belong in a genus separate from Sterna.
La Sterne de Trudeau (Sterna trudeaui) est une espèce d'oiseaux de la famille des Laridae. Selon la classification de référence du Congrès ornithologique international (version 15. 2, 2026), c'est une espèce monotypique (non subdivisée en sous-espèces).
El charrán coroniblanco (Sterna trudeaui) también conocido como gaviotín lagunero, gaviotín de antifaz negro o gaviotín piquerito, es una especie de ave caradriforme de la familia Sternidae. Se encuentra en Argentina, el sureste de Brasil, Chile, Paraguay y Uruguay. Su hábitat natural son los pantanos, mares poco profundos y ciénagas intermareales.
Distribution
More from the same family
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
LaridaeGrey-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
LaridaeBrown-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus maculipennis
LaridaeGull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
LaridaeKelp Gull
Larus dominicanus
LaridaeLaughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
LaridaeFranklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
LaridaeBlack Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Laridae