---
title: "Roseate Tern"
description: "Sterna dougallii — Aves. The roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) is a species of tern in the family Laridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/roseate-tern
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Roseate Tern

> Sterna dougallii — Aves. The roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) is a species of tern in the family Laridae.

- Scientific name: *Sterna dougallii*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 2484
- Wikidata: [Q321293](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q321293)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4436](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4436)

## Names

- en: Roseate Tern
- de: Rosenseeschwalbe
- es: Charrán Rosado
- fr: Sterne de Dougall
- nl: Dougalls stern
- pl: Rybitwa różowa

## Countries with the most observations

US (1008), HK (187), AU (142), GB (103), TW (85), CA (65), PT (60), PR (53), ZA (42), JP (31), FR (27), CN (26)

## Summary

The roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) is a species of tern in the family Laridae. The genus name Sterna is derived from Old English "stearn", "tern", and the specific dougallii refers to Scottish physician and collector Dr Peter McDougall (1777–1814). "Roseate" refers to the bird's pink breast in breeding plumage.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roseate_tern

## Photo

![Roseate Tern](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/roseate-tern/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tero Linjama · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/63651410

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/roseate-tern?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).