Species profile
Kerguelen tern
Sterna virgata
Quick answer
Marion, Crozet, and Kerguelen islands
- Scientific name
- Sterna virgata
- Family
- Laridae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Sterna
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened
Recording Kerguelen tern in your journal
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