
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
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Gulls, Terns, Skimmers Laridae
- Genus
- Thalasseus
Other birds in the genus Thalasseus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Elegant TernThalasseus elegans
Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
West African Crested TernThalasseus albididorsalis
Royal TernThalasseus maximus
Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergii
Chinese Crested TernThalasseus bernsteini
African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris
Indian SkimmerRynchops albicollis
Black SkimmerRynchops niger
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