Species profile
Australian Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon macrotarsa
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AU. Breeding subregions are inland Australia (except sc, Tasmania). Non breeding regions are to coastal s New Guinea and Timor (e Lesser Sundas).
- Scientific name
- Gelochelidon macrotarsa
- Family
- Laridae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Gelochelidon
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Australian Gull-billed Tern in your journal
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