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Peruvian Tern
Sternula lorata (Philippi, RA; Landbeck, CL 1861)
The Peruvian tern is a species of tern in the family Laridae. Found in northern Chile, Ecuador, and Peru, its natural habitats are hot deserts, sandy shores, and coastal saline lagoons. It is threatened by habitat loss. Source: Wikipedia
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Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
Sternula
Scientific:
Sternula lorata
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Classification
Order:Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
Sternula
Scientific:
Sternula lorata
Original description
Citation:
(Philippi, RA; Landbeck, CL 1861)
Reference:
Anales Univ. Chile
19 p.612
Protonym:
Sterna lorata
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Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
F9A32D384501C4B9
Avibase ID:
avibase-F9A32D38
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F9A32D38
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824129
Geographic range:
- Sternula lorata: Arid Humboldt Current coasts of Ecuador to n Chile
Source: Clements checklist
Peruvian Tern
Catalan:
Xatrac menut de Humboldt
Czech:
rybák chilský
Danish:
Peruterne
German:
Peruseeschwalbe
Spanish:
Charrancito Peruano
Spanish (Spain):
Charrancito Peruano
Finnish:
chilenpikkutiira
French:
Sterne du Pérou
Croatian:
peruanska čigra
Hungarian:
perui csér
Icelandic:
Þvengþerna
Italian:
Sterna del Perù
Japanese (romaji):
peru-ajisashi
Japanese:
ペルーアジサシ
Lithuanian:
Peruvinė žuvėdra
Dutch:
Humboldtstern
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Perudvergterne
Norwegian:
Perudvergterne
Polish:
rybitwa peruwiańska
Portuguese:
Trinta-réis-peruano
Russian:
Чилийская крачка
Slovak:
rybár peruánsky
Serbian:
Peruanska čigra
Swedish:
perutärna
Ukrainian:
Крячок перуанський
Chinese:
秘鲁燕鸥
Chinese (Traditional):
秘魯燕鷗
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Sterne du Pérou ( Sterna lorata) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Sterne du Pérou ( Sterna lorata) |
| Clements 1st edition: Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Clements, version 2021: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Clements, version 2022: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Clements, version 2023: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Clements 4th edition: Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Clements 6th edition: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Clements, version 2015: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Clements, version 2016: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Clements, version 2017: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Clements, version 2018: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Clements, version 2019: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| eBird version 1.50: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| eBird version 1.52: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| eBird version 1.53: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| eBird version 1.54: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| eBird version 1.55: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| eBird version 2015: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| eBird version 2016: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| eBird version 2017: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| eBird version 2018: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| eBird version 2019: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| eBird version 2021: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| eBird version 2022: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| eBird version 2023: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Chilean Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Chilean Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Sterna lorata |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Sterna lorata |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Sterna lorata |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Peruvian Tern ( Sterna lorata) |
| South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Peruvian Tern ( Sternula lorata) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sternula lorata |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sternula lorata |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
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Azerbaijani: Peru susüpürəni
Bulgarian: Перуанска рибарка
Catalan: Xatrac menut de Humboldt
Czech: Rybák chilský
Danish: Peruterne
German: Peruseeschwalbe, Peru-Seeschwalbe
English: Andean tern, Chilean Tern, Peruvian Tern
English, HBW: Peruvian Tern
English (IOC): Peruvian Tern
English (United States): Peruvian Tern
Esperanto: Perua ŝterno
Spanish: Charrancito Peruano, Gaviotín chico, Gaviotín Churi-churi
Spanish (Chile): Gaviotín chico
Spanish (Ecuador): Gaviotín Peruano
Spanish (Spain): Charrancito Peruano
Spanish (HBW): Peruvian Tern
Spanish (Peru): Gaviotín Peruano
Estonian: kõrbe-väiketiir
Finnish: Chilenpikkutiira
French: Sterne du Pérou, Sterne péruvienne
Croatian: peruanska čigra
Hungarian: perui csér
Icelandic: Þvengþerna
Italian: Sterna del Cile, Sterna del Perù
Japanese (romaji): peruaajisashi, peru-ajisashi
Japanese: ペルアアジサシ, ペルーアジサシ
Kazakh: Перу қарқылдағы
Kirghiz: Перу чабакчылы
Scientific: Sterna lorata, Sternula lorata
Lithuanian: Peruvinė žuvėdra
Dutch: Humboldtstern
Norwegian Nynorsk: Perudvergterne
Norwegian: Perudvergterne
Polish: rybitwa peruwianska, rybitwa peruwiańska
Portuguese: Trinta-réis-peruano
Portuguese (Portugal): chilreta-peruana
Russian: Чилийская крачка
Slovak: rybár peruánsky
Serbian: Peruanska čigra
Swedish: Perutärna
Turkish: Peru sumrusu
Ukrainian: Крячок перуанський
Chinese: 秘鲁燕鸥
Chinese (Traditional): 秘魯燕鷗
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