Range Description: Roseate Tern - Sterna dougallii

Summary of the extent of the breeding, wintering, migration and year-round range of this species in the Western Hemisphere, including Canada, U.S.A. and Mexico:

Canada - Breeding only: 9,502 square km
Caribbean - Breeding only: 881 square km; Wintering only: 1,227,434 square km
Central America - Breeding only: 37,079 square km
Mexico - Breeding only: 1,078 square km
South America - Breeding only: 174 square km; Wintering only: 190,880 square km
U.S.A. - Resident year-round: 12,767 square km; Breeding only: 22,032 square km; Wintering only: 716 square km