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Where does the Roseate Tern live?

Sterna dougallii has 108,018 records in 145 countries and territories, from 1843 to 2026. Most records come from United States.

AnimaliaChordataAvesCharadriiformesLaridaeSterna

When it is recorded

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Peak month: July. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Where it is recorded

PlaceRecordsShare
United States 56,401
Australia 11,198
United Kingdom 5,152
Portugal 4,943
Taiwan 4,617
Puerto Rico 3,155
Canada 2,275
Spain 1,971
Netherlands 1,830
South Africa 1,719
Ireland 1,261
France 887
Bahamas 717
Guadeloupe 691
Grenada 642
Hong Kong 559
Kenya 434
Trinidad & Tobago 400
Aruba 395
Norway 385
China 275
Barbados 261
Bermuda 260
US Virgin Islands 252
India 249
Brazil 233
Madagascar 221
Japan 220
Cabo Verde 216
Sweden 209
Senegal 200
British Virgin Islands 184
Belgium 173
Germany 151
Seychelles 149
Finland 148
Italy 146
Indonesia 145
Russia 142
Poland 140

Showing the top 40 of 145 places.

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Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.