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Cabot's Tern
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Shorebirds, gulls & terns

Cabot's Tern

Thalasseus acuflavidus (S.Cabot, 1847)

Names

EnglishCabot's Tern
DutchAmerikaanse grote stern
Spanish—
Chinese—
Scientific nameThalasseus acuflavidus (S.Cabot, 1847)

About this species

Cabot's tern (Thalasseus acuflavidus) is a species of bird in subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, the gulls, terns, and skimmers. It is found on the coasts of the eastern United States and Middle America, the Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago, and in every mainland South American country except landlocked Bolivia and Paraguay, though rare in Chile. It is also a vagrant in eastern Canada and western Europe.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyLaridae
GenusThalasseus

In Suriname

29Records in Suriname
1946First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne12
  • Coronie2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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