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Kerguelen Tern

Sterna virgata

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Laridae

The Kerguelen tern (Sterna virgata) is a tern of the Southern Hemisphere. This seabird mainly breeds colonially in the Kerguelen Islands, as its common name implies. However, smaller colonies are also found in the Prince Edward Islands (i.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 39