Where does the Royal Tern live?
Thalasseus maximus has 1,415,871 records in 80 countries and territories, from 1837 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 1,415,871 records
- 80 places
- 159 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCharadriiformesLaridaeThalasseus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: April. 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
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,109,703 | |
| Mexico | 74,612 | |
| Costa Rica | 32,091 | |
| Puerto Rico | 24,141 | |
| Cuba | 15,287 | |
| Belize | 15,253 | |
| Colombia | 14,278 | |
| Panama | 14,091 | |
| Honduras | 10,073 | |
| Bahamas | 8,123 | |
| Brazil | 6,536 | |
| Dominican Republic | 5,807 | |
| Venezuela | 5,707 | |
| Uruguay | 5,653 | |
| Jamaica | 5,591 | |
| Guatemala | 5,229 | |
| Argentina | 4,745 | |
| Cayman Islands | 4,207 | |
| Peru | 4,063 | |
| Guadeloupe | 4,030 | |
| Bonaire | 4,016 | |
| Aruba | 3,861 | |
| Ecuador | 3,757 | |
| Curaçao | 3,734 | |
| Nicaragua | 3,386 | |
| US Virgin Islands | 3,104 | |
| El Salvador | 2,874 | |
| Grenada | 1,945 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 1,868 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1,477 | |
| Saint Lucia | 1,377 | |
| Saint Martin | 1,371 | |
| Anguilla | 1,106 | |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 1,079 | |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | 1,029 | |
| Montserrat | 953 | |
| Barbados | 909 | |
| St Kitts & Nevis | 832 | |
| Martinique | 801 | |
| Sint Maarten | 702 |
Showing the top 40 of 80 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.
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.