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Large-billed Tern
Phaetusa simplex (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Laridae — Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
Large-billed Tern, Phaetusa simplex, is a tern of the family Laridae that breeds across South America, on rivers and lakes east of the Andes to north-central Argentina. It was described in 1789 by Gmelin. The species is the only member of Phaetusa. Its breeding habitat is freshwater, and its range is widespread through much of the continent. The English name reflects its prominent bill, which is a key feature of the bird.
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Laridae — Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
- Breeding range
- South America: widespread on rivers and lakes e of Andes to nc Argentina
