Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls
Snowy-crowned Tern
Sterna trudeaui
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls (Laridae)
- Order
- Charadriiformes
Overview
The snowy-crowned tern (Sterna trudeaui), also known as Trudeau's tern, is a species of bird in subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, the gulls, terns, and skimmers. It is native to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, and possibly Paraguay, and also vagrant in Peru and the Falkland Islands.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Coastal lagoons and marshes of coastal Aconcagua to Llanquihue provinces (central Chile) and southeastern Brazil and Uruguay to inland east-central Argentina.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Snowy-crowned tern
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
