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Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus) Taken in Ilha Grande, Brazil. Known as Trinta-réis-real, in Portuguese. Brazil,Geotagged,Royal tern,South America,Thalasseus maximus,birds,tern Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)

Taken in Ilha Grande, Brazil. Known as Trinta-réis-real, in Portuguese.

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The Royal tern

The royal tern is a seabird in the gull family Laridae. This bird has two distinctive subspecies: "T. m. maximus" which lives on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the North and South America, and the slightly smaller "T. m. albididorsalis" lives on the coast of West Africa.

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Species identified by Natalia Cara
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Uploaded Jun 12, 2017. Captured in Pico do Papagaio Trail, Angra dos Reis - RJ, Brazil.
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