Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
SACC. 2005 and updates. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm.
Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
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- | - | - |
Year | Category | Criteria |
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2018 | Least Concern | |
2016 | Least Concern | |
2012 | Least Concern | |
2009 | Least Concern | |
2008 | Least Concern | |
2004 | Least Concern | |
2000 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
1994 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
1988 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
Migratory status | full migrant | Forest dependency | does not normally occur in forest |
Land-mass type | Average mass | - |
Estimate | Data quality | |
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Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) | 10,600,000 km2 | medium |
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding) | 17,400,000 km2 | medium |
Severely fragmented? | no | - |
Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Population size | unknown | poor | estimated | 2009 |
Population trend | decreasing | - | suspected | - |
Generation length | 11 years | - | - | - |
Population justification: The population is estimated at 250,000-1,000,000 individuals.
Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to disturbance of its nesting sites (del Hoyo et al. 1996).
Country/Territory | Presence | Origin | Resident | Breeding visitor | Non-breeding visitor | Passage migrant |
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Argentina | extant | native | yes | |||
Brazil | extant | native | yes | |||
Chile | extant | native | yes | |||
Ecuador | extant | native | yes | |||
Peru | extant | native | yes | |||
Uruguay | extant | native | yes |
Country/Territory | IBA Name |
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Argentina | Península Valdés, Punta León y Punta Loma |
Argentina | Playa Punta Mogotes y Puerto de Mar del Plata |
Chile | Desembocadura del Río Imperial |
Chile | Estero Compu |
Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
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Marine Coastal/Supratidal | Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands | major | breeding |
Marine Intertidal | Rocky Shoreline | major | breeding |
Marine Intertidal | Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc | major | breeding |
Marine Intertidal | Tidepools | major | breeding |
Marine Neritic | Macroalgal/Kelp | major | non-breeding |
Marine Neritic | Macroalgal/Kelp | major | breeding |
Marine Neritic | Pelagic | suitable | non-breeding |
Marine Neritic | Pelagic | suitable | breeding |
Marine Neritic | Seagrass (Submerged) | major | non-breeding |
Marine Neritic | Seagrass (Submerged) | major | breeding |
Marine Neritic | Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel | major | non-breeding |
Marine Neritic | Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel | major | breeding |
Marine Neritic | Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs | major | non-breeding |
Marine Neritic | Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs | major | breeding |
Marine Neritic | Subtidal Sandy | major | non-breeding |
Marine Neritic | Subtidal Sandy | major | breeding |
Marine Neritic | Subtidal Sandy-Mud | major | non-breeding |
Marine Neritic | Subtidal Sandy-Mud | major | breeding |
Altitude | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Threat (level 1) | Threat (level 2) | Impact and Stresses | |||||||
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Human intrusions & disturbance | Recreational activities | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Minority (<50%) | Slow, Significant Declines | Low Impact: 5 | ||||||
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/south-american-tern-sterna-hirundinacea on 24/12/2024.
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 24/12/2024.