Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
Thalasseus elegans
Formerly just a late-summer visitor to our Pacific Coast from its Mexican breeding colonies, the Elegant Tern has been reaching California
...Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
Species Migration
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Hemispheric weekly distribution data from eBird at the Cornell Lab. Seasonal ranges derived from eBird and data from BirdLife International and Audubon. Learn more
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Hemispheric weekly distribution data from eBird at the Cornell Lab. Seasonal ranges derived from eBird and data from BirdLife International and Audubon.
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