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Guerra-Correa, C. 2007. Plan de recuperacion, manejo y conservacion para Gaviotín Chirrío (Chico) Sterna lorata en el Norte de Chile. Centro Regional de Estudios y Educación Ambiental – Universidad de Antofagasta. Ministerio de Energía – Gobierno de Chile, Antofagasta, Chile.
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Luchsinger F. 2007. Gaviotín en peligro. Diario "El Mercurio" Sábado 03 de Noviembre de 2007.
Mackiernan, G., Lonsdale, P., Shany, N., Cooper, B. and Ginsburg, P. 2001. Observations of seabirds in Peruvian and Chilean waters during the 1998 El Nino. Cotinga 15: 88-94.
Vilina, Y. A. 1998. Breeding observations of the Peruvian Tern in Chile. Colonial Waterbirds 21: 101-103.
Zavalaga, C. B.; Plenge, M. A.; Bertolero, A. 2008a. The breeding biology of the Peruvian Tern (Sterna lorata) in Peru. Waterbirds 31(4): 550-560.
Zavalaga, C. B.; Plenge, M. A.; Bertolero, A. 2008b. Nesting habitat and numbers of Peruvian Terns at five breeding sites in the central-southern coast of Peru. Ornitologia Neotropical 19(4): 587-594.
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BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Peruvian Tern Sternula lorata. Downloaded from
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Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/11/2024.