Sterna hirundo was reported from 26 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 24 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 2 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Worldwide.
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Table 1: Present in 24 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
South America Argentina ARG native 5997
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 5699
North America Belize BLZ native 87196
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 7816
Asia Cambodia KHM native 7816
North America Canada CAN native 8538
Asia China CHN native 7816
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 7816
North America Costa Rica CRI native 5856
Africa Egypt EGY native 5616
Europe Germany DEU native 91606
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 7816
Asia Indonesia IDN native 7194
Asia Iran IRN native 88130
Asia Iraq IRQ native 115288
Asia Malaysia MYS native 7816
Asia Oman OMN native 129478
Oceania Palau PLW native 102970
Asia Philippines PHL native 7816
Asia Singapore SGP native 7816
North America St Pierre Mique. SPM Native 129386
Asia Thailand THA native 7816
North America USA USA native 8531
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 7816

Table 2: Possible in 2 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
South America Chile CHL stray 5962
North America Neth Antilles ANT stray 7329

Table 4: Reported from 26 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
South America Argentina ARG native 5997
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 5699
North America Belize BLZ native 87196
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 7816
Asia Cambodia KHM native 7816
North America Canada CAN native 8538
South America Chile CHL stray 5962
Asia China CHN native 7816
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 7816
North America Costa Rica CRI native 5856
Africa Egypt EGY native 5616
Europe Germany DEU native 91606
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 7816
Asia Indonesia IDN native 7194
Asia Iran IRN native 88130
Asia Iraq IRQ native 115288
Asia Malaysia MYS native 7816
North America Neth Antilles ANT stray 7329
Asia Oman OMN native 129478
Oceania Palau PLW native 102970
Asia Philippines PHL native 7816
Asia Singapore SGP native 7816
North America St Pierre Mique. SPM Native 129386
Asia Thailand THA native 7816
North America USA USA native 8531
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 7816
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