Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 1,230
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) is a species of tern in the family Laridae. The genus name Sterna is derived from Old English "stearn", "tern", and the specific dougallii refers to Scottish physician and collector Dr Peter McDougall (1777–1814). "Roseate" refers to the bird's pink breast in breeding plumage.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Roseate tern”.