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Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans)

Elegant Tern (Sterna elegans)
Elegant Tern (Sterna elegans)

About Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Shorebirds and Allies
  • Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Maximum longevity: 16 years (wild) Observations: Maximum longevity from banding studies is 16 years (http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBL/homepage/longvrec.htm).
Joao Pedro de Magalhaes

Visits

  • 2006-09-24
    Elkhorn Slough, United States of America
  • 2007-04-11
    San Diego Estuary, United States of America
  • 2007-07-28
    Crissy Field, United States of America
    Image from 2007-07-28
    Image from 2007-07-28
    Image from 2007-07-28
  • 2007-09-23
    Elkhorn Slough, United States of America
    Image from 2007-09-23
    Image from 2007-09-23
  • 2012-08-12
    Coyote Point County Park--harbor and marsh, United States of America
  • 2012-09-07
    Heron's Head Park, United States of America
  • 2012-09-23
    Heron's Head Park, United States of America
  • 2013-08-18
    Farallones Marine Sanctuary, United States of America
  • 2014-08-23
    MacKerricher SP, United States of America
  • 2014-09-01
    Pigeon Pt., United States of America
  • 2016-08-06
    Crissy Field, United States of America
  • 2018-09-20
    Oceano, United States of America
  • 2018-09-21
    Oceano, United States of America
  • 2018-09-23
    Oceano, United States of America
  • 2018-10-13
    Crissy Field, United States of America
  • 2019-11-03
    Heron's Head Park, United States of America
  • 2019-11-09
    Crissy Field, United States of America
  • 2020-12-14
    Playa Porma, Chile
  • 2020-12-19
    Constitucion, Chile
  • 2023-10-21
    Farallones Marine Sanctuary, United States of America