Galapagos Species Database

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Larosterna inca Lesson, 1827

Gaviotin inca, Inca tern

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Aves

Order
Charadriiformes

Family
Laridae

Genus
Larosterna

Species
inca

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Vagrant

Status

Near threatened

Distribution

Distribution: In Daphne Major J.C. Manosalvas in 2008, in Floreana (Punta Cormorant) and Isabela (Punta Moreno) Islands C. Carrión in 2011. In 2015 by A. Villa in San Cristóbal (Puerto Baquerizo Moreno). In 2017 (posibly the same individual), L.J. Die Dejean and E. Stucki reported in Espanola (Gardner Bay, April

References

  • Carrión, C. (2011) pers. com.
  • Freile, J.F. Santander, T., Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G., Carrasco, L., Cisneros-Heredia, D., Guevara, E., Sánchez-Nivicela, M., Tinoco, B. (2019) Lista Roja de las aves del Ecuador Quito, Ecuador. 97 pp.
  • Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G. Manosalvas, J.C. (2010) First record of Inca Tern Larosterna inca in Galapagos Islands. Brenesia 73-74: 137.
  • Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G. Milstead, B., Márquez, C., Zabala, J., Buitrón, P., Llerena, A., et al. (2007) Galapagos vertebrates: endangered status and conservation actions. Galapagos Report 2006–2007. Charles Darwin Foundation, Puerto Ayora, p. 104–110.
  • Reck, G. (2011) pers. com.
  • Salazar, G. Prado, F. (2011) pers.com.
  • Villa, A. (2015) Gavitín Inca Larosterna inca Obs. Per.
  • Wiedenfeld, D.A. (2006) Aves, the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Check List 2006 2(2): 1-27.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Larosterna inca", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=15607. Accessed 3 April 2026.