Charadriiformes / Laridae / Sterna
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Laridae
- Genus
- Sterna
Distribution
breeds inland central Alberta eastward to central Manitoba (south-central Canada) patchily southward to northern Baja California (northwestern Mexico), Colorado, and the Great Lakes, also North Atlantic coast from New Jersey to North Carolina, and Gulf coast southward to northern Tamaulipas (northeastern Mexico); winters to Gulf coast, Bahamas, Cuba, and southern Mexico
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
