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Yellow-billed Tern
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Shorebirds, gulls & terns

Yellow-billed Tern

Sternula superciliaris (Vieillot, 1819)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishYellow-billed Tern
DutchAmazonestern
SpanishCharrancito Amazónico
Chinese黄嘴燕鸥
Scientific nameSternula superciliaris (Vieillot, 1819)

About this species

The yellow-billed tern (Sternula superciliaris) is a small seabird found in South America. It is a species of tern in the family Laridae.

It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

Its natural habitats are rivers, swamps, and freshwater lakes.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyLaridae
GenusSternula

In Suriname

311Records in Suriname
3iNaturalist observations
1905First record
2024Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Nickerie53
  • Commewijne48
  • Paramaribo31
  • Coronie28
  • Saramacca6
  • Sipaliwini6
  • Marowijne4
  • Brokopondo1

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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