Yellow-billed tern
| Yellow-billed tern | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Sternidae |
| Genus: | Sternula |
| Species: | S. superciliaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Sternula superciliaris (Vieillot, 1819) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Sterna superciliaris | |
The yellow-billed tern (Sternula superciliaris) is a species of tern in the family Sternidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are rivers, swamps, and freshwater lakes.
Description
It has a yellow beak and feet, grey wings and a black cap except a fairly long grey brow.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Sterna superciliaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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