Sterna maxima Boddaert, 1783
Royal tern
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Family:  Laridae ()
Max. size:  53 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 500.0 g
Environment:  others; marine
Distribution:  Atlantic Ocean, Eastern Pacific and Western Indian Ocean.
Diagnosis:  Culmen: 4.87 cm; tarsus: 8.04 cm; wing: 38.1 cm.
Biology:  Total Length: 46 to 53 cm; Wingspan: 106 to 112 cm (Ref. 8812).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 07 August 2018 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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