Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Spanish: Charrán real
The royal tern (Thalasseus maximus) is a tern in the family Laridae. The genus name is from Ancient Greek Thalasseus, "fisherman", from thalassa, "sea". The specific maximus is Latin for '"greatest".
TaxonomyAves › Charadriiformes › Laridae
Local records108 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records44,107 on iNaturalist
Most recent records2025 – 2026
Months of the 8 most recent records
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Recent local sightings
- 2026-04-29 — observation by adrian_mora
- 2026-03-12 — observation by fer_alvarado
- 2025-12-30 — observation by alejandro_romart
- 2025-11-15 — observation by zihuadean
- 2025-11-05 — observation by joalsaru
- 2025-03-15 — observation by aleskander
Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Birds guide iNaturalist Wikipedia
Cite as: “Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/thalasseus-maximus/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.