Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus (Boddaert, 1783)Endangered (MD)  -  S1B (Highly state rare breeder)  -  Coastal Plain only    Synonyms: ROYT, Thalasseus maximus maximus.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Aves   >   Order Charadriiformes   >   Family Laridae   >   Genus Thalasseus   

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An adult Royal Tern near Ocean City, Maryland (6/26/2011). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Royal Tern on Anna Maria Island, Florida (4/25/2010). Photo by Dan Irizarry. (MBP list)

A Royal Tern in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/8/2018). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Adult and juvenile Royal Terns on Assateague Island, Worcester Co., Maryland (8/21/2011). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)(More of this species)

A Royal Tern in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/12/2018). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Royal Tern in Calvert Co., Maryland (10/27/2021). (c) rosalie-rick, all rights reserved. Photo by rosalie-rick via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Royal Tern in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (8/19/2018). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

A banded Royal Tern (band: E60) in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/14/2021). (c) David Kidwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). Photo by Dave Kidwell. (MBP list)

A first-winter Royal Tern lingering in Ocean City, Worcester Co., Maryland (11/18/2014). Photo by Alex Lamoreaux. (MBP list)

A banded juvenile Royal Tern in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/28/2022). (c) rosalie-rick, all rights reserved. Photo by rosalie-rick via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Royal Tern in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/28/2022). (c) rosalie-rick, all rights reserved. Photo by rosalie-rick via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Royal Tern in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/15/2017). Photo by Anthony VanSchoor. (MBP list)

Royal Tern in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/29/2022). (c) Katie Gipson, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katie Gipson via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A juvenile Royal Tern in flight in Wicomico Co., Maryland (8/3/2018). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

Royal Tern in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/9/2009). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Copulating Royal Terns on Anna Maria Island, Florida (4/25/2010). Photo by Dan Irizarry. (MBP list)

Royal Tern in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/22/2009). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Royal Tern in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/11/2023). (c) rosalie-rick, all rights reserved. Photo by rosalie-rick via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Royal Tern in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/11/2023). (c) rosalie-rick, all rights reserved. Photo by rosalie-rick via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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