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Roseate Tern
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Shorebirds, gulls & terns

Roseate Tern

Sterna dougallii Montagu, 1813

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishRoseate Tern
DutchDougalls Stern
SpanishCharrán Rosado
Chinese粉红燕鸥
Scientific nameSterna dougallii Montagu, 1813

About this species

The roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) is a species of tern in the family Laridae. The genus name Sterna is derived from Old English "stearn", "tern", and the specific dougallii refers to Scottish physician and collector Dr Peter McDougall (1777–1814). "Roseate" refers to the bird's pink breast in breeding plumage.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyLaridae
GenusSterna

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