Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Infraphylum Gnathostomata > Megaclass Tetrapoda > Superclass Reptilia > Class Aves > Subclass Passerae > Superorder Ciconiimorphae > Order Charadriiformes > Suborder Charadrii > Superfamily Laroidea > Family Laridae > Subfamily Sterninae

Gelochelidon Brehm, 1830

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Gelochelidon nilotica (Gmelin, 1789)

Literature

original description

Brehm, C. L. (1831). Handbuch der Naturgeschichte aller Vögel Deutschlands. Bernh. Friedr. Voigt. 1022pp.

basis of record

Jonsson, L. (1993). Vogels van Europa, Noord-Afrika en het Midden-Oosten [Birds of Europe, northern Africa and the Middle East]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-187-6. 560 pp.

additional source

Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. Academic Press, London.

additional source

Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].

Genbank

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Gelochelidon Brehm, 1830. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148792

Drs. Cees Roselaar. Gelochelidon Brehm, 1830. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/ea3fbe8a-7168-4cc9-981f-60498ed9afb4

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, terrestrial

Importance

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Last modified

2020-06-25 by Drs. Cees Roselaar & by Wim Decock

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