Roseate tern: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the roseate tern lives – recorded in 26 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Sterna dougallii
Group	Waders, gulls, terns & auks
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	26 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Class	Bird
Order	Charadriiformes
Family	Sternidae

Where does the roseate tern live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the roseate tern in 26 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, Brazil, South America, Indonesia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the roseate tern endangered?

The roseate tern’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the roseate tern?

The roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) is a bird in the order Charadriiformes and the family Sternidae, genus Sterna. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the roseate tern

The roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) is a species of tern in the family Laridae. The genus name Sterna is derived from Old English "stearn", "tern", and the specific dougallii refers to Scottish physician and collector Dr Peter McDougall (1777–1814). "Roseate" refers to the bird's pink breast in breeding plumage.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Roseate tern (revision 1380703273), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q321293 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).