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The Peruvian Tern (Sternula lorata) is a bird found in Chile, Peru and Ecuador. Found in Chile, Peru and Ecuador. It eats fish and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

🏡 Where the Peruvian Tern lives

Found in Chile, Peru and Ecuador.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐟 Fish90%
• 🐛 Insects & bugs10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

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Recorded by Juan Freile (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC876023. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Peruvian Tern

Where does the Peruvian Tern live?

The Peruvian Tern lives in Chile, Peru and Ecuador. Found in Chile, Peru and Ecuador.

What does the Peruvian Tern eat?

fish (about 90%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Peruvian Tern endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.