Snowy-crowned Tern (Sterna trudeaui)
About the Snowy-crowned Tern
The snowy-crowned tern (Sterna trudeaui), also known as Trudeau's tern, is a species of bird in subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, the gulls, terns, and skimmers. It is native to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, and possibly Paraguay, and also vagrant in Peru and the Falkland Islands. Some genetic data indicate that the snowy-crowned tern and several other closely related terns belong in a genus separate from Sterna. At the least, the snowy-crowned and Forster's tern (S. forsteri) are sister species. The snowy-crowned tern is monotypic.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 14 recordings for this species: 3 CC BY-NC-SA · 2 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaearecording
- Common TernSterna hirundorecording
- Forster's TernSterna forsterirecording
- Roseate TernSterna dougalliirecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.