Antarctic Tern vs. Arctic Tern Migration

The Antarctic Tern (Sterna vittata) does not migrate from Antarctica to the Arctic. Instead, it moves between the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic regions. The famous pole-to-pole migrator is the Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea), which travels from the Arctic to the Antarctic and back each year, covering up to 70,000 km annually—the longest migration of any animal.