| Peruvian Tern | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Sternidae |
| Genus: | Sternula |
| Species: | S. lorata |
| Binomial name | |
| Sternula lorata (Philippi & Landbeck, 1861) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Sterna lorata |
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The Peruvian Tern (Sternula lorata) is a species of tern in the Sternidae family. It is found in northern Chile, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are hot deserts, sandy shores, and coastal saline lagoons. It is threatened by habitat loss.