Large-billed tern
| Large-billed tern | |
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| at Cuiaba river, Pantanal, Mato Grosso state, Brazil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Genus: | Phaetusa Wagler, 1832 |
| Species: | P. simplex
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| Binomial name | |
| Phaetusa simplex (Gmelin, 1789)
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 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (August 2021) |
The large-billed tern (Phaetusa simplex) is a species of tern in the family Laridae. It belongs to the monotypic genus Phaetusa.
It is found in most of South America (east of the Andes and north of the Pampas). It has occurred as a vagrant in Aruba, Bermuda, Cuba, Panama and the United States.
Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes.
These birds are rarely found in the UK or in Canada, however, they do appear to enjoy flying individually.
juvenile at Lagoa do Peixe National Park, Tavares, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Phaetusa simplex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22694791A93468502. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22694791A93468502.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Terns
- Birds of South America
- Birds described in 1789
- Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin
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