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The elegant tern (Thalasseus elegans) is a tern in the family Laridae. It breeds on the Pacific coasts of the southern United States and Mexico and winters south to Peru , Ecuador and Chile . This species breeds in very dense colonies on coasts and islands, including Isla Rasa [ 2 ] and Montague Island (Mexico) , [ 3 ] and exceptionally inland ...
In parts of its range, the royal tern could be confused with the elegant tern, but the elegant tern has a longer but slenderer, more curved, bill, and shows more white on the forehead in winter. Vagrants in Europe need careful documentation to distinguish them from the same-sized West African crested tern , which has also been recorded in Europe.
Thalasseus, the crested terns, is a genus of eight species of terns in the family Laridae.. It has a worldwide distribution, and many of its species are abundant and well-known birds in their ranges.
The avian family Laridae comprise the noddies, skimmers, kittiwakes, gulls, and terns. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 104 Laridae species distributed among 22 genera. This list is presented according to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name and binomial. Common name Binomial name IOC sequence African skimmer Rynchops ...
South American tern (Sterna hirundinacea) Elegant tern (Thalasseus elegans) Penguins. Order: Sphenisciformes ...
The plumage of the Inca tern is the most atypical of the group.. Terns range in size from the least tern, at 23 cm (9.1 in) in length and weighing 30–45 g (1.1–1.6 oz), [1] [2] to the Caspian tern at 48–56 cm (19–22 in), 500–700 g (18–25 oz).
Large-billed tern, Phaetusa simplex (H) Gull-billed tern, Gelochelidon nilotica (V) Inca tern, Larosterna inca; Black tern, Chlidonias niger (V) Common tern, Sterna hirundo; Arctic tern, Sterna paradisaea; South American tern, Sterna hirundinacea; Antarctic tern, Sterna vittata (H) Snowy-crowned tern, Sterna trudeaui; Elegant tern, Thalasseus ...