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Royal Tern

Thalasseus maximus

94Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
2Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr10
May20
Jun17
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct44
Nov0
Dec3

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Conwy Wales3
2Isle of Anglesey Wales2
13 England7 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 2 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
94
Peak month
October
Counties with records
2
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Thalasseus maximus
Group
Birds
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Laridae
Genus
Thalasseus
Name with authority
Thalasseus maximus (Boddaert, 1783)
Described
1783

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q28423 · GBIF 5789281