White-fronted Tern

Sterna striata

IUCN: Near Threatened

Taxonomy

Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Genus: Sterna
eBird Code: whfter1

Distribution

breeds coastal New Zealand, including Chatham and Auckland islands, also Furneaux group in Bass Strait; winters to southeastern Australia including Tasmania

Vocalizations

Jon Sullivan · CC_BY_4_0

Richard Littauer · CC0_1_0

Halema J · CC_BY_4_0

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (whfter1) Avibase

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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