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Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans (Gambel, W 1849)
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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto &
macaulaylibrary.org.
| Species name | Recordist | Date | Location | Remarks | Cat.nr. |
| Elegant Tern - Thalasseus elegans | Paul Marvin | 2015-04-07 | Bolsa Chica Ecological Preserve, Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, Orange (United States) (0 m) | flight call - dozen terns near colony heading to ocean bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
284164 xeno-canto.org |
| Elegant Tern - Thalasseus elegans | Isabelle Reddy | 2022-10-02 | , Alameda (United States) | - | 489770901 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Elegant Tern - Thalasseus elegans | Paul Marvin | 2019-07-08 | J Street Marina, Chula Vista, San Diego Co, California, San Diego (United States) (0 m) | flight call - pair doing tandem display flight bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
485497 xeno-canto.org |
| Elegant Tern - Thalasseus elegans | Paul Marvin | 2015-04-09 | Bolsa Chica Ecological Preserve, Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, Orange (United States) (0 m) | flight call - about three overhead bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
283932 xeno-canto.org |
| Elegant Tern - Thalasseus elegans | Andrew Spencer | 2020-10-27 | Morro Strand State Beach, San Luis Obispo, California, United States, San Luis Obispo (United States) | - Calls from a bunch of young birds begging from adults, part of a flock of birds loafing a bit up from the surf. | 275643451 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Elegant Tern - Thalasseus elegans | Frank Lambert | 2015-03-24 | Bahía la Ventosa, Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Oaxaca (Mexico) (10 m) | flight call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
274779 xeno-canto.org |
| Elegant Tern - Thalasseus elegans | Guy Kirwan | 2017-09-07 | Moss Landing, Monterey County, California, Monterey (United States) (10 m) | call - Flock of 1000 birds roosting. Same birds as in XC390085. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
390086 xeno-canto.org |
| Elegant Tern - Thalasseus elegans | Andrew Spencer | 2020-10-27 | Morro Strand State Beach, San Luis Obispo, California, United States, San Luis Obispo (United States) | - Calls from a bunch of young birds begging from adults, part of a flock of birds loafing a bit up from the surf. | 275643531 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Elegant Tern - Thalasseus elegans | Paul Marvin | 2019-07-08 | J Street Marina, Chula Vista, San Diego Co, California, San Diego (United States) (0 m) | flight call - pair doing tandem display flight bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
485495 xeno-canto.org |
| Elegant Tern - Thalasseus elegans | Manuel Pinochet Rojas | 2025-04-09 | , Cartagena (Chile) | - | 633467514 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Elegant Tern - Thalasseus elegans | Ignacio Escobar Gutiérrez | 2022-03-27 | Estero Tongoy--Desembocadura, Coquimbo, Coquimbo, Chile, Elqui (Chile) | - | 429722341 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Elegant Tern - Thalasseus elegans | Paul Marvin | 2015-04-21 | Tijuana Slough NWR--South McCoy Trail area, San Diego, California, United States, San Diego (United States) | - three flying from river-mouth roosting area towards the ocean | 24189601 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Elegant Tern - Thalasseus elegans | Paul Marvin | 2020-06-05 | J Street Marina, Chula Vista, San Diego Co, California, San Diego (United States) (0 m) | flight call - dozen in flight in flight bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
566535 xeno-canto.org |
| Elegant Tern - Thalasseus elegans | Paul Marvin | 2019-07-03 | J Street Marina, Chula Vista, San Diego Co, California, San Diego (United States) (0 m) | flight call - about twenty in flight, most of the calling came from two birds flying together bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
484551 xeno-canto.org |
| Elegant Tern - Thalasseus elegans | Paul Marvin | 2015-04-21 | Tijuana Slough NWR, trail from south end of 5th street, Imperial Beach, California, San Diego (United States) (0 m) | flight call - a few flying along beach bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
302832 xeno-canto.org |
| Elegant Tern - Thalasseus elegans | Paul Marvin | 2019-07-08 | J Street Marina, Chula Vista, San Diego Co, California, San Diego (United States) (0 m) | flight call - pair doing tandem display flight bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
485496 xeno-canto.org |
| Elegant Tern - Thalasseus elegans | Andrew Spencer | 2020-10-27 | Morro Strand State Beach, San Luis Obispo, California, United States, San Luis Obispo (United States) | - Calls from both adults and young birds flying in and out from a small pool of water at the top of the beach. | 275643551 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Elegant Tern - Thalasseus elegans | Manuel Pinochet Rojas | 2025-04-09 | , Cartagena (Chile) | - | 633467515 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Elegant Tern - Thalasseus elegans | Brian Sullivan NFC Station | 2020-09-11 | Sullivan--NFC Station, Monterey, California, United States, Monterey (United States) | - | 261889771 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Elegant Tern - Thalasseus elegans | Andrew Spencer | 2020-10-27 | Morro Strand State Beach, San Luis Obispo, California, United States, San Luis Obispo (United States) | - Calls from a bunch of young birds begging from adults, part of a flock of birds loafing a bit up from the surf. Also a few calls from adults, mostly birds flying in or out from the group. | 275643291 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Elegant Tern - Thalasseus elegans | Paul Marvin | 2015-04-21 | Tijuana Slough NWR, trail from south end of 5th street, Imperial Beach, California, San Diego (United States) (0 m) | flight call - one circling over estuary bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
302836 xeno-canto.org |
| Elegant Tern - Thalasseus elegans | Thomas G. Graves | 2018-09-09 | Morro Bay, Morro Strand State Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, San Luis Obispo (United States) (0 m) | Adults and juveniles, call - Recorded with iXY Rode mic with RodeRec on iPhone. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
434351 xeno-canto.org |
| Elegant Tern - Thalasseus elegans | Long-eared Owl | 2021-09-18 | Morro Strand State Beach, San Luis Obispo, California, United States, San Luis Obispo (United States) | - | 370530971 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Elegant Tern - Thalasseus elegans | Thomas G. Graves | 2018-09-08 | Morro Bay, Morro Strand State Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, San Luis Obispo (United States) (0 m) | call, flight call - (Recorded with Marantz PMD 661, Sennheiser ME62, 24 inch Roché parabola). bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
435658 xeno-canto.org |
Note: a maximum of 20 records are shown. For more recordings of this species, as well as maps, sonograms, and advanced searches, please visit
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