Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
The Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans) is a species of bird (Aves) in the family Laridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers) and order Charadriiformes (Auks).
Gallery
Non-breeding adult
California, USA
, 19 Jul 2015
© Graeme C. Colmer
Non-breeding adult
California, USA
, 4 Oct 2016
© Graeme C. Colmer
Non-breeding adult
California, USA
, 4 Oct 2016
© Graeme C. Colmer
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Elegant Tern
Non-breeding adult
California, USA
, 19 Jul 2015
© Graeme C. Colmer
Non-breeding adult
California, USA
, 4 Oct 2016
© Graeme C. Colmer
Non-breeding adult
California, USA
, 4 Oct 2016
© Graeme C. Colmer
Observed
United States
Canada
Classification
- Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Order: Charadriiformes
- Family: Laridae
- Genus: Thalasseus
- Species: Thalasseus elegans
- Genus: Thalasseus
- Family: Laridae
- Order: Charadriiformes
- Class: Aves
- Phylum: Chordata
- Kingdom: Animalia
Species in the Genus of Thalasseus
Chinese Crested Tern
Thalasseus bernsteini
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
Great Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bengalensis
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
West African Crested Tern
Thalasseus albididorsalis
External Links
Elegant Tern
– Wikipedia
Elegant Tern
– Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Elegant Tern
– Audubon.org
