Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls
Yellow-billed Tern
Sternula superciliaris
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls (Laridae)
- Order
- Charadriiformes
Overview
The yellow-billed tern (Sternula superciliaris) is a small seabird found in South America. It is a species of tern in the family Laridae.
It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
Its natural habitats are rivers, swamps, and freshwater lakes.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Breeds large rivers from northern Colombia eastward to Guianas and southward to northeastern Peru and east-central Argentina; non-breeders concentrate mainly on coast and estuaries.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Yellow-billed 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.
