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The Forster's Tern (*Sterna forsteri*) is a species of bird within the family Laridae and order Charadriiformes. It belongs to the genus *Sterna* and was described by Nuttall in 1834. The species is classified under the class Aves and phylum Chordata. Its taxonomic status is accepted, and it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, a designation recorded in 2018.
This marine bird has a wingspan of 77.5 and a litter size of 2.4. The Forster's Tern is found in Brazil and South America. It is also known by the common names Sterne de Forster, Charrán de Forster, and Forsterseeschwalbe.
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Species
Least ConcernForster's tern
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyLaridae
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- wingspan
- 77.5
- litter size
- 2.4
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- gaivina-neártica
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- South America
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Encyclopedic overview
Forster's tern (Sterna forsteri) is a tern in the family Laridae. The genus name Sterna is derived from Old English "stearn", "tern", and forsteri commemorates the naturalist Johann Reinhold Forster.
It breeds inland in North America in the northern United States and southern Canada, and migrates south to winter in the southern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and northern Central America. It is also a rare but annual vagrant in western Europe, and has wintered in Ireland and Great Britain on a number of occasions.
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