Cabot's tern

Thalasseus acuflavidus

Cabot's tern is a tern in the family Laridae formerly considered as a subspecies of the Sandwich tern. It has since been shown to be more closely related to the elegant tern . The genus name is from Ancient Greek ''Thalasseus'', "fisherman" from ''thalassa'', "sea". The specific ''acuflavida'' is Latin from ''acus'', "needle", and ''flavidus'', "yellowish". The IOC recognizes the bird as distinct, but most other taxonomists, including both committees of the AOU, consider it conspecific with the Sandwich tern.
The Cabot's Tern In flight. By hubby. Cabot's tern,Caribbean Netherlands,Geotagged,Summer,Thalasseus acuflavidus

Naming

The species is widely distributed in the Americas. There are two subspecies:
⤷ ''T. a. acuflavidus'' − eastern North America to southern Caribbean.
⤷ ''T. a. eurygnathus'' − Cayenne tern, islands off Venezuela and the Guianas, northern and eastern South America.
The Cabot's Tern Seen in Lac Bay area, Bonaire. Cabot's tern,Caribbean Netherlands,Geotagged,Summer,Thalasseus acuflavidus

Distribution

The species is widely distributed in the Americas. There are two subspecies:
⤷ ''T. a. acuflavidus'' − eastern North America to southern Caribbean.
⤷ ''T. a. eurygnathus'' − Cayenne tern, islands off Venezuela and the Guianas, northern and eastern South America.

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Status: Not evaluated
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyLaridae
GenusThalasseus
SpeciesT. acuflavidus
Photographed in
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba