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    The Peruvian tern (Sternula lorata) is a species of tern in the family Laridae. Found in northern Chile, Ecuador, and Peru, its natural habitats are hot...
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    Terns are seabirds in the family Laridae, subfamily Sterninae, that have a worldwide distribution and are normally found near the sea, rivers, or wetlands...
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    little tern of the Old World. Other close relatives include the yellow-billed tern and Peruvian tern, both from South America. It is a small tern, 22–24 cm...
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    of the little tern, least tern, yellow-billed tern, and Peruvian tern. In non-breeding plumages, the Saunder's tern and the little tern may be almost...
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    The Inca tern (Larosterna inca) is a near-threatened species of tern in the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae (the gulls, terns, and skimmers)...
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  • pipit Peruvian plantcutter Peruvian racket-tail Peruvian recurvebill Peruvian seaside cinclodes Peruvian sheartail Peruvian sierra finch Peruvian tern Peruvian...
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    minutus (V) Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscatus (V) Least tern, Sternula antillarum (V) Yellow-billed tern, Sternula superciliaris Peruvian tern, Sternula lorata...
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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...
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  • tern Chatham oystercatcher Far Eastern curlew Tuamotu sandpiper Indian skimmer Australian painted-snipe Moluccan woodcock Black-bellied tern Peruvian...
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    The common tern (Sterna hirundo) is a seabird in the family Laridae. This bird has a circumpolar distribution, its four subspecies breeding in temperate...
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    diminutive of Sterna, "tern". Listed alphabetically. Saunders's and least terns were both formerly considered to be subspecies of little tern. "Laridae". aviansystematics...
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  • avian family Laridae comprise the noddies, skimmers, kittiwakes, gulls, and terns. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 104 Laridae...
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    The royal tern (Thalasseus maximus) is a tern in the family Laridae. The species is endemic to the Americas, though vagrants have been identified in Europe...
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    (Phoebastria irrorata), yellow-bellied seedeater (Sporophila nigricollis), Peruvian tern (Sternula lorata) and blackish-headed spinetail (Synallaxis tithys)...
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    albivitta Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscatus Bridled tern, Onychoprion anaethetus (V) Least tern, Sternula antillarum (V) Peruvian tern, Sternula lorata...
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    300 mature individuals. Peruvian tern Sternula lorata 1,000-2,499 EN Equal to 667–1,666 mature individuals. Black-fronted tern Chlidonias albostriatus...
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    (Peruvian diving-petrel) Poikilocarbo gaimardi (red-legged cormorant) Phalacrocorax bougainvillii (Magellan cormorant) Sternula lorata (Peruvian tern)...
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  • (E-SA) Peruvian tern, Sternula lorata (E-SA) Large-billed tern, Phaetusa simplex (E-SA) Gull-billed tern, Gelochelidon nilotica Caspian tern, Hydroprogne...
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    Peruvian tern, Sternula lorata Large-billed tern, Phaetusa simplex Gull-billed tern, Gelochelidon nilotica Caspian tern, Hydroprogne caspia Inca tern...
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    Thalasseus (redirect from Crested Tern)
    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...
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    Tumbes–Piura dry forests (category Ecoregions of Peru)
    albipennis), Peruvian plantcutter (Phytotoma raimondii), El Oro parakeet (Pyrrhura orcesi), yellow-bellied seedeater (Sporophila nigricollis), Peruvian tern (Sternula...
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    tiny desert bird called Gaviotin Chico or Peruvian Tern whose habitat is the coastline from northern Chile to Peru where the Atacama Desert meets the Humboldt...
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    to Peru (Pacific coast) and Brazil (Atlantic coast). It is generally the most common tern in its range. The smaller, highly migratory common tern closely...
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    snowy-crowned tern (Sterna trudeaui), also known as Trudeau's tern, is a species of bird in subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, the gulls, terns, and skimmers...
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    birds include yellow-bellied seedeater (Sporophila nigricollis) and Peruvian tern (Sternula lorata). Endangered reptiles include green sea turtle (Chelonia...
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    seen in the islands including pelicans, penguins, cormorants, Peruvian boobies, and Inca terns, as well as sea lions, turtles, dolphins, and whales. Another...
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    in 1865 for the Peruvian government. It is named after the 16th-century Inca emperor, Huáscar. She was the flagship of the Peruvian Navy and participated...
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    Sterna is a genus of terns in the bird family Laridae. The genus used to encompass most "white" terns indiscriminately, but mtDNA sequence comparisons...
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  • make their nests. Of note is the Inca tern, a bird endemic to the Humboldt Current, which sweeps the Peruvian coast. Other wildlife of note commonly...
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    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...
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