Peruvian Tern

Peruvian Tern
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Charadriiformes
Family:	Sternidae
Genus:	Sternula
Species:	S. lorata
Binomial name
Sternula lorata (Philippi & Landbeck, 1861)
Synonyms
Sterna lorata

The Peruvian Tern (Sternula lorata) is a species of tern in the Sternidae family. It is found in northern Chile, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are hot deserts, sandy shores, and coastal saline lagoons. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

• BirdLife International 2006. Sterna lorata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.

External links

• BirdLife Species Factsheet.

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