Yellow-billed Tern

Sternula superciliaris

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Laridae
Genus
Sternula
eBird Code
yebter2

Distribution

breeds large rivers from northern Colombia eastward to Guianas and southward to northeastern Peru and east-central Argentina; non-breeders concentrate mainly on coast and estuaries

Vocalizations

Eduardo Luis Beltrocco · CC_BY_4_0

Data Sources

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.