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Widespread but very local on the coasts of six continents. In North America, only on Atlantic seaboard, mainly in northeastern United States and Florida. More strictly coastal and oceanic than most similar terns. The Roseate Tern has a very light and buoyant flight, with relatively fast and shallow wingbeats, and often gives a musical call note in flight. Its numbers on this continent are in a long-term decline, probably owing to a combination of reasons, and it is a federally endangered species.