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Elegant Tern

Thalasseus elegans
(Gambel, W, 1849)
Gaviotín Elegante
Family: Laridae
Order: Charadriiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Records from Región de Arica y Parinacota

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Near Threatened

Synonyms: Sterna elegans.


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
116558311/01/2020ChileRegión de Arica y ParinacotaArica PelçagicoSergio Moya
105485604/06/2018ChileRegión de Arica y ParinacotaRío Lluta--Desembocadura1Julian Quillen Vidoz
24900507/03/2009ChileRegión de Arica y ParinacotaArica PelçagicoSebastián Dardanelli
24897405/03/2009ChileRegión de Arica y ParinacotaDesembocadura Río LlutaSebastián Dardanelli
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 16/03/2026.