Roseate Tern

Sterna dougallii

The roseate tern is a species of tern in the family Laridae. The genus name Sterna is derived from Old English "stearn", "tern", and the specific dougallii refers to Scottish physician and collector Dr Peter McDougall (1777–1814). "Roseate" refers to the bird's pink breast in breeding plumage.

Scientific name

Sterna dougallii

Family

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

IUCN status

LC