Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Yellow-billed Tern

Sternula superciliaris

The Yellow-billed Tern (Sternula superciliaris) is a 46 g river bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It stays put all year.

Family

Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Order

Charadriiformes

Weight

46 g

Habitat

Riverine

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

13

Recorded in Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Argentina, Uruguay, Ecuador, Paraguay, Venezuela, Bolivia, GF, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname.

Where to see it: Pointe des Roches / Plages des Roches (French Guiana); Pantanal · P. Jofre boat on Rio Cuiabá & tributaries (Brazil); (IBA) Esteros del Arroyo Maldonado · Área general (Uruguay); Bahia de Asuncion (Paraguay); Playa - Ex Calera San Antonio (Paraguay).

Photo: (c) Eduardo Luis Beltrocco, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist