Species profile
Antarctic Tern
Sterna vittata
Quick answer
breeds in the Antarctic Peninsula and overwinters on the east coast of the South America and in southern Africa. There are resident populations on subantarctic islands. In Brazil, it was recorded during austral winter historically for RJ and SC without precise localities (Sick, 1997) and there are recent records for BA (Lima et al., 2004 c).
- Scientific name
- Sterna vittata
- Family
- Laridae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Sterna
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
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