Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)
Genus Thalasseus / Family Laridae / Order Charadriiformes / Class Aves / Phylum Chordata / Kingdom Animalia
Royal Terns on Garden Key, Dry Tortugas, Florida (11/15/2017).

Royal Terns in Miami-Dade Co., Florida (11/13/2017).

Royal Tern in Somerset County, Maryland (10/13/2007).

Royal Tern in Somerset County, Maryland (10/13/2007).

Royal Tern in Worcester County, Maryland (8/20/2011).

Royal Tern in Worcester County, Maryland (9/26/2009).

Royal Tern in Worcester County, Maryland (9/26/2009).

Royal Tern in Worcester County, Maryland (9/26/2009).
Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)
Genus Thalasseus / Family Laridae / Order Charadriiformes / Class Aves / Phylum Chordata / Kingdom AnimaliaTotal Records: 516
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Costa Rica - Puntarenas (2) Panama - Panamá (1) United States - California (8) United States - Delaware (3) United States - Florida (15) United States - Georgia (1) United States - Maryland (447) United States - New Jersey (11) United States - North Carolina (13) United States - Puerto Rico (6) United States - Texas (6) United States - Virginia (2)
Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus) - Map
For now, here's a fun heat map representation of my personal sightings in iNaturalist courtesy of iNaturalist.