| Large-billed tern | |
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| at Cuiaba river, Pantanal, Mato Grosso state, Brazil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Genus: | Phaetusa Wagler, 1832 |
| Species: | P. simplex |
| Binomial name | |
| Phaetusa simplex (Gmelin, 1789) | |
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The large-billed tern (Phaetusa simplex) is a species of tern in the family Laridae. It belongs to the monotypic genus Phaetusa.
It is found in most of South America (east of the Andes and north of the Pampas). It has occurred as a vagrant in Aruba, Bermuda, Cuba, Panama and the United States.
Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes.
These birds are rarely found in the UK or in Canada, however, they do appear to enjoy flying individually.
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juvenile at Lagoa do Peixe National Park, Tavares, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil
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References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Phaetusa simplex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.