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Mexican species
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) | |||
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| hirundo | hirundo/tibetana (hirundo/tibetana) | Breeds Azores to Canary islands, inland Europe (except Arctic) eastward to northwestern Siberia and western China, and locally northwestern Africa, also inland Northwest Territories eastward to southeastern Canada and southward to Montana, Great Lakes, and New England, coastal North Atlantic to South Carolina, Bahamas (erratic), and islands north of Venezuela; migrates to southern oceans. | |
| tibetana | Breeds from central Asia to northern Mongolia, and Kashmir to Tibet; winters in the Indian Ocean | ||
| longipennis | longipennis (longipennis) | Breeds northeastern Siberia to northeastern China; winters southeastern Asia and Philippines to Australia. | |
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