Snowy-crowned Tern

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Sterna trudeaui

Snowy-crowned Tern, a reference photo
Photo: Cláudio Dias Timm from Rio Grande do Sul · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The snowy-crowned tern (Sterna trudeaui), also known as Trudeau's tern, is a species of bird in subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, the gulls, terns, and skimmers. It is native to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, and possibly Paraguay, and also vagrant in Peru and the Falkland Islands.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Snowy-crowned Tern being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Laridae
Genus
Sterna
Species
Sterna trudeaui

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