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Large-billed Tern

Phaetusa simplex
(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Atí
Trinta-réis-grande
Family: Laridae
Order: Charadriiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Sterna simplex.


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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
FishBagre (Pimelodus argenteus)17/08/2019Martin Ferrari
FishSábalo Común (Prochilodus lineatus)02/04/2015Carlos Carmona



Number of Photography: 551

Foto
Photography ID: 681411
  Adult
Candelaria
Misiones
Argentina
04/09/2025
Oscar Alfredo Eliseche
Foto
Photography ID: 681410
  Adult
Candelaria
Misiones
Argentina
04/09/2025
Oscar Alfredo Eliseche
Foto
Photography ID: 674730
  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/13/2026
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 673568
  Adult
Funes
Santa Fe
Argentina
07/15/2025
Santos Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 672184
  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/13/2026
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 667645
  Adult
Laguna El Hinojo
Santa Fe
Argentina
01/14/2026
Daniel Ruben Gonzalez Pippo



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 4



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Pablo Bruni04/17/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, ConcordiaN/AN/AYesNo
Diego Oscar02/06/2023ArgentinaCorrientesNavegación Canal San MiguelN/AN/AYesNo
Nicolas Olejnik07/10/2013ArgentinaCorrientesEstancia Buena VistaIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Carlos M. Grassini02/22/2012ArgentinaEntre RíosCosta del lago al este de la reserva y costa del campo Omar García, Reserva Privada Don Víctor, Dpto. Federación♂ ♀SeveralYesNo


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Number of Films: 4





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Number of Records: 1915



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245582204/04/202617:18ArgentinaSanta FeLa Rioja 1109, Santo Tomé1Gustavo Fernando Durán
245640602/04/2026ArgentinaCorrientesLaguna Ibera, Colonia Carlos PellegriniDolores Fernandez
245317628/03/202617:21ArgentinaSanta FeLa Rioja 1109, Santo Tomé1Gustavo Fernando Durán
245202224/03/202610:37ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, Concordia30Jorge La Grotteria
245057624/03/202608:56ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa Fe1Gustavo Fernando Durán
245442521/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeRio Saladillo, Humedales, San Javier1Carlos Valpreda
245435521/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeCamino rural, San Javier1Carlos Valpreda
245160417/03/2026UruguaySaltoLaguna de las Garzas, Salto Grande8Pablo Bruni
244765117/03/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)1Nicolas Olejnik
244699715/03/202619:12ArgentinaSanta FeLa Rioja 1109, Santo Tomé1Gustavo Fernando Durán
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Large-billed Tern (Phaetusa simplex) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.