Royal Tern
Royal Tern (<em>Thalasseus maximus</em>) is a species of Gulls, Terns, Skimmers (<em>Laridae</em>) in the order Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids.
Overview
Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus) is a species of Gulls, Terns, Skimmers (Laridae) in the order Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Thalasseus; binomial: Thalasseus maximus; authority: (Boddaert, 1783).
Distribution
Breeding range: the Nearctic, Middle America and South America.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Treat as monotypic with split of T. albididorsalis (Collinson et al. 2017). Split of West African Crested Tern T. albididorsalis accepted by Chesser et al. (2020), NACC 2020-A-09, 2020-C-07.
