Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Sterna paradisaea
Famous as a long-distance champion: some Arctic Terns may migrate farther than any other birdsgoing from the high Arctic to the
...- Climate VulnerabilityDerived from a published analysis by the National Audubon Society. Using information on projected range loss and potential range gain for each speciesclimate vulnerability was categorized as stablelowmoderateor high.+3.0 °C ModerateGlobal Population SizeDerived from the Partners in Flight Avian Conservation Assessment Database. This database was developed with input from dozens of ornithological experts from ten countries and is managed by Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.Continental ImportanceDerived from the Partners in Flight Avian Conservation Assessment Database. This database was developed with input from dozens of ornithological experts from ten countries and is managed by Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.IUCN Red List CategoryDerived from BirdLife International's assessments of extinction risk for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species which is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species.
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Species Migration
Data ProvidersHemispheric weekly distribution data from eBird at the Cornell Lab. Seasonal ranges derived from eBird and data from BirdLife International and Audubon. Learn more
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Species Migrations
Hemispheric weekly distribution data from eBird at the Cornell Lab. Seasonal ranges derived from eBird and data from BirdLife International and Audubon.
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