Inca tern at Walsrode Bird Park, Germany, eating a fish
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
Larosterna Blyth, 1852
Species:
L. inca
Binomial name
Larosterna inca
(Lesson & Garnot, 1827)
The Inca tern (Larosterna inca) is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, the gulls, terns, and skimmers.[2][1] It is found in Chile, Ecuador, and Peru[3] and has wandered to Central America and Hawaii.[4]
^ abBirdLife International (2018). "Inca Tern Larosterna inca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22694834A132576903. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22694834A132576903.en. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
^Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (January 2023). "Noddies, skimmers, gulls, terns, skuas, auks". IOC World Bird List. v 13.1. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
^Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. 30 January 2023. Species Lists of Birds for South American Countries and Territories. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCCountryLists.htm retrieved January 30, 2023
^R. Terry Chesser, Shawn M. Billerman, Kevin J. Burns, Carla Cicero, Jon L. Dunn, Blanca E. Hernández-Baños, Rosa Alicia Jiménez, Andrew W. Kratter, Nicholas A. Mason, Pamela C. Rasmussen, J. V. Remsen, Jr., Douglas F. Stotz, and Kevin Winker. "Sixty-third supplement to the American Ornithological Society’s Check-list of North American Birds". American Ornithology 2022, vol. 139:1-13 retrieved August 9, 2022
The Incatern (Larosterna inca) is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, the gulls, terns, and skimmers. It...
white below, with a contrasting black cap to the head, but the marsh terns, the Incatern, and some noddies have dark plumage for at least part of the year...
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and his keeper Thomas Dörflein Red-legged seriema Giant panda Bao Bao Incatern Bactrian camel Lion Tuatara Brown fur seal Giraffe King vulture Burrowing...
terns and skimmers. Gulls are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have longish bills and webbed feet. Terns...
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S2CID 240299146.|date= / |doi= mismatch IUCN (2018-08-07). "Larosterna inca: BirdLife International: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e...
team. Samples are taken from wildlife such as South American sea lions, Incaterns, Peruvian boobies, guanay cormorants, Grey gulls, and the endangered Humboldt...
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