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Large-billed Tern
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Shorebirds, gulls & terns

Large-billed Tern

Phaetusa simplex (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishLarge-billed Tern
DutchGrootbekstern
SpanishAtí
Chinese巨嘴燕鸥
Scientific namePhaetusa simplex (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

About this species

The large-billed tern (Phaetusa simplex) is a species of tern in the family Laridae. It is placed 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.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyLaridae
GenusPhaetusa

In Suriname

490Records in Suriname
19iNaturalist observations
1857First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Nickerie149
  • Paramaribo61
  • Commewijne58
  • Sipaliwini15
  • Coronie12
  • Marowijne11
  • Para3
  • Wanica2
  • Brokopondo2
  • Saramacca2

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

Records by month

All years combined.

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