Summary ²

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".

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1. (c) José Antonio Linage Espinosa, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by José Antonio Linage Espinosa
2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalasseus_maximus

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