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Little Tern
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Shorebirds, gulls & terns

Little Tern

Sternula albifrons (Pallas, 1764)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishLittle Tern
DutchDwergstern
SpanishCharrancito
Chinese白额燕鸥
Scientific nameSternula albifrons (Pallas, 1764)

About this species

The little tern (Sternula albifrons) is a small seabird of the family Laridae. It is widely distributed breeding on the coasts and inland waterways of Europe, Asia, north and west Africa, and eastern Australia. It winters in the subtropical and tropical oceans as far south as South Africa and Australia.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyLaridae
GenusSternula

In Suriname

1Records in Suriname
1956First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Nickerie1

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

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