Cabot's tern
Cabot's tern (Thalasseus acuflavidus) is a species of bird in subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, the gulls, terns, and skimmers. It is found in the eastern U.S. and Middle America, the Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago, and in every mainland South American country except Boliva and Paraguay.
| Cabot's tern | |
|---|---|
| In non-breeding plumage, Venice Beach, Florida | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Genus: | Thalasseus |
| Species: | T. acuflavidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Thalasseus acuflavidus (Cabot, S, 1847) | |
| Synonyms | |
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