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| Sterna forsteri |
Nuttall, 1834 |
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Family: Laridae |
Order: Charadriiformes |
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Forster's tern |
Sterne de Forster |
Charrán de Forster |
Forsterseeschwalbe |
| Migration: intracontinental |
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Following northward post-breeding dispersal, migrates S. Birds breeding on Pacific coast winter from S
California to Costa Rica and Panama. Great Plains birds migrate mainly overland, and winter mostly on Gulf
Coast. Atlantic coast breeders winter from S Virginia to Costa Rica and in Caribbean; occasionally found N to
New England in winter. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1996)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1996) - www.hbw.com,
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| Regions: Mesoamerica, North America |
| Feedback: mail to Klaus Riede |
| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |