Antarctic Tern

Taxonomy

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Laridae

Genus

Sterna

eBird Code

antter1

Subspecies (6)

• Sterna vittata bethunei

  breeds Stewart, Snares, Auckland, Campbell, Bounty, and Antipodes islands (south of New Zealand), Macquarie Island (southeast of Australia)

• Sterna vittata gaini

  breeds South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula (southward to Marguerite Bay)

• Sterna vittata georgiae

  breeds South Georgia, South Orkney, South Sandwich, and Bouvet islands

• Sterna vittata sanctipauli

  breeds Amsterdam and St. Paul islands (southern Indian Ocean)

• Sterna vittata tristanensis

  breeds Tristan da Cunha and Gough islands (South Atlantic)

• Sterna vittata vittata

  breeds Prince Edward, Marion, Crozet, Kerguelen, and Heard islands (southern Indian Ocean)