WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
Elegant Tern belongs to Laridae, within the order Charadriiformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.
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Taxonomy & recorded facts
- Scientific name
- Thalasseus elegans
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Laridae
- Conservation record
- NT · Near Threatened
- Habitat in source
- Coastal
- Reported mass
- 260 g
Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.
Distribution record
北美洲、中美洲：太平洋东部沿海的加利福尼亚西南部、下加利福尼亚和加利福尼亚湾（墨西哥西北部）
Original Chinese range description retained from the source catalog.
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Illustration source：huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0 · Ad Konings · Reference record ↗
