Kerguelen Tern

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Sterna virgata

Kerguelen Tern, a reference photo
Photo: User:Fguerraz This illustration was made by François Guerraz. Please credit this with : © François Guerraz in the immediate vicinity of the image. A link to my web gallery http://album.fgv6.net would · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

The Kerguelen tern (Sterna virgata) is a tern of the Southern Hemisphere.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Kerguelen 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.

Easily confused with

Classification

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

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