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Royal tern

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The royal tern, Thalasseus maximus, is a tern in the family Laridae. It is endemic to the Americas, though vagrant individuals have been recorded in Europe. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
System (Realm)
Marine 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Thalasseus maximus 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Laridae, Taxa
Source Royal tern (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Antigua and Barbuda, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Argentina, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Bahamas, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Barbados, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Belize, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Canada, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Chile, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Colombia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Costa Rica, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Cuba, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Dominica, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Dominican Republic, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Ecuador, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: El Salvador, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Grenada, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Guatemala, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Guyana, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Haiti, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Honduras, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Jamaica, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Mexico, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Nicaragua, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Panama, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Peru, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Saint Kitts and Nevis, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Saint Lucia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: South America, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Suriname, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Trinidad and Tobago, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Uruguay, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Venezuela, found in there.
Sources
1. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
2. Royal tern (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q28423 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Laridae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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3. Royal tern (Wikipedia)
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
Quote, Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = LC
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