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OverviewAI-generated
The Inca Tern, scientifically named *Larosterna inca*, is a species of bird within the family Laridae. It belongs to the order Charadriiformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The taxon is classified under the parent genus *Larosterna* and has an accepted status in biological records. Its common names include Charrán inca and Inkaseeschwalbe.
This marine species is found in South America. The Inca Tern has a mass of 180 and a litter size of 2. According to the 2018 IUCN Red List assessment, the species is designated as Near Threatened.
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Species
Near ThreatenedInca tern
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyLaridae
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Larosterna
- Mass
- 180
- Image
- Larosterna inca3.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Near Threatened
- taxon name
- Larosterna inca
- Commons category
- Larosterna inca
- Commons gallery
- Larosterna inca
- litter size
- 2
- taxon common name
- trinta-réis-de-bigodes
- short name
- L. inca
- taxon range
- South America
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Encyclopedic overview
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). It is found along the Pacific coasts of Chile, Ecuador and Perú, and has appeared as a vagrant in Central America and Hawaii.
Taxonomy and systematics
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Inca Tern” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.