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Royal Tern

Thalasseus maximus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Virginia.January 5,293, February 5,676, March 6,216, April 10,181, May 13,194, June 6,547, July 5,299, August 5,122, September 6,183, October 5,710, November 4,737, December 4,845.
Virginia79,002
Maryland52,573
United States29,940
New York16,612
Texas5,989
California5,956
Mexico2,346
Connecticut1,632
Massachusetts1,600
South Carolina1,234

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderShorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes
FamilyGulls, Terns, and Skimmers · Laridae
GenusCrested Terns · Thalasseus

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