Cabot's Tern (Thalasseus acuflavidus)
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Cabot's Tern

Thalasseus acuflavidus (Cabot, S, 1847)

Cabot's tern (Thalasseus acuflavidus) is a species of bird in subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, the gulls, terns, and skimmers.

Where and when it's recorded

No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.

About

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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Questions

Where does the Cabot's Tern live?

Its breeding range: North America, Middle America, South America: coastal Virginia to southern Texas, Caribbean, French Guiana, eastern Brazil and Argentina.

What family is the Cabot's Tern in?

It belongs to the family Gulls, Terns, Skimmers (Laridae), order Charadriiformes.

Range

North America, Middle America, South America: coastal Virginia to southern Texas, Caribbean, French Guiana, eastern Brazil and Argentina

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Genus
Thalasseus

Other birds in the genus Thalasseus

Cabot's Tern

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