Inca Tern
Larosterna inca(Lesson, RP; Garnot, P, 1827)
English (US) Inca Tern
The Inca Tern (Larosterna inca) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Laridae (Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls) in the order Charadriiformes.
Range: breeds islands off northern Peru to central Chile; ranges rarely northward to EcuadorRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Larosterna inca
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Inca Tern
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP; Garnot, P, 1827)
No guides listed yet for Inca Tern
Be the first expert to offer guided tours for this species.
Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Sterna Inca
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP; Garnot, P, 1827)
- Type locality
- Lima, Peru.
- Original description
- Voyage autour du Monde exécuté par ordre du Roi, sur la Corvette de Sa Majesté, La Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825 (etc.). Zoologie Atlas, 1 pl.47
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls
Saunders's Tern
Sternula saundersi
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum
Large-billed Tern
Phaetusa simplex
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Australian Tern
Gelochelidon macrotarsa
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Black-fronted Tern
Chlidonias albostriatus
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
Looking for a different species?