BirdWeather - a living library of bird vocalizations

Shop
News
About
Explore

Log in
Create Account

Log in
Create Account

South American Tern

Sterna hirundinacea

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 most common tern in its range. The smaller, highly migratory common tern closely resembles it. The specific epithet refers to the "swallow-like" forked tail feathering.

Read more on Wikipedia

Photo credit: Chris Pearson from Leuchars, Scotland

BirdWeather

BirdWeather is powered by BirdNET