Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Charadriiformes |
| Family | Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Laridae) |
| Species | Sterna trudeaui |
| Codes | truter, SCTE |
Identification
The Snowy-crowned Tern (Sterna trudeaui) is a member of the Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers family within the order Charadriiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Use the eBird species code truter when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.
Related Species in Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers