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[[Image:South_American_Tern.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Fritz73<br />Photo taken: Argentina.]] | [[Image:South_American_Tern.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Fritz73<br />Photo taken: Argentina.]] | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Southern [[Peru]], east-central [[Brazil]], south to [[Tierra del Fuego]], [[Argentina]], [[Chile]], [[Falkland Islands]], [[Uruguay]] and [[Ecuador]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Shallow seas, coasts, beaches and cliffs. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | It nests on beaches and cliffs. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Sterna+hirundinacea}} | {{GSearch|Sterna+hirundinacea}} | ||
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Revision as of 13:42, 9 June 2008
- Sterna hirundinacea
Identification
Distribution
Southern Peru, east-central Brazil, south to Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, Chile, Falkland Islands, Uruguay and Ecuador.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Shallow seas, coasts, beaches and cliffs.
Behaviour
It nests on beaches and cliffs.
