Greatest distance flown by a bird
- Quién
- Sterna hirundo
- Qué
- 26000 kilometre(s)
- Dónde
- Australia
- Cuándo
- January 1997
The greatest distance covered by a ringed bird is 26,000 km (16,250 miles) by a common tern (Sterna hirundo) banded as a juvenile on 30 June 1996 in central Finland. It was recaptured alive at Rotamah Island, Victoria, Australia in the fourth week of January 1997. To have reached this destination it is believed the bird had to have travelled 200 km (124 miles) per day.