• Skip to content
Macaulay Library Macaulay Library
Search
Not found
Not found
Menu
Close

Main navigation

  • Search
  • Resources
  • Dashboard
  • Merlin
  • About
  • Help

Secondary navigation

  • Donate
  • Sign in

Language

  • Čeština
  • Deutsch
  • English
  • Español (América Latina)
  • Español (España)
  • Euskara
  • Français
  • עִברִית
  • Italiano
  • 日本語
  • Монгол
  • Norsk
  • Português (Portugal)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Русский
  • Türkçe
  • Українська
  • 中文 (繁體)
  • 中文(简体)

ML82205861

Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus

Report

Contributor

Jay McGowan Media from this contributor Profile

Date

20 Dec 2017 eBird checklist S41216204

Location

Reserva de la Biosfera Ría Lagartos--Río Lagartos
Río Lagartos, Yucatán, Mexico
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 21.6081209, -88.105545
Age and sex
Juvenile, Unknown sex - X
Sounds
Call
Playback
Playback not used

Media notes

Long series of recordings, mostly featuring high-pitched begging Calls one or two different juvenile Royal Terns. Calls of adult Royal Terns, as well as Black Skimmers, are often prominent as well. Adult Royals may have given a few of the high-pitched begging-type calls at times as well. All in a large mixed flock of Royal Terns, Sandwich Terns, Black Skimmers, and Laughing Gulls. Other background sounds included Osprey, Caspian Tern, Semipalmated Plover, and Mangrove Vireo.

Technical information

Recorder
Sound Devices MixPre3
Microphone
Telinga Pro 6
Accessories
Telinga 22" Parabola
Original file size
218.24 MB

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Collections and Guides

  • Cornell Guide to Bird Sounds: United States and Canada
  • Radio Expeditions
  • Internet Bird Collection
  • Oriental Bird Club Image Database

Resources

  • Preparing and uploading media
  • Recording tips
  • Using and rating media
  • Request media
  • Target species
  • Photo + Sound Quiz
  • Audio editing tutorials
  • Setting up recording apps
  • Choosing recording gear
  • Sound recording workshops
  • Student opportunities

About

  • History
  • Our team
  • Contact
  • Land acknowledgement
  • Web accessibility assistance
  • Privacy policy
  • Terms of use
Donate

Follow us

Cornell University Cornell University
© 2025 Cornell University