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| Sterna maxima |
Boddaert, 1783 |
Thalasseus maximus |
Family: Laridae |
Order: Charadriiformes |
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Royal tern |
Sterne royale |
Charrán real |
Königsseeschwalbe |
| Migration: intercontinental |
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Partially migratory, and discursive. Disperses around coasts of Mediterranean; virtually young birds and some
adults pass Gibraltar to winter on coast of NW Africa, occurring S to Senegambia. (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,
- Copyright: GROMS/BfN -
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| Regions: Caribbean Islands, Europe, Mesoamerica, North Africa, North America, South America, Sub-
Saharan Africa |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |