Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Tetrapoda > Class Aves > Order Charadriiformes > Family Sternidae > Genus Sterna

Sterna bengalensis Lesson, 1831

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

SternaLinnaeus, 1758accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Dutch: Bengaalse Stern sources: Avibase - the world bird database
 English: lesser crested tern sources: Urban, E.K., C.H. Fry & S. Keith (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. Academic Press, London.
 English-United States: Lesser Crested Tern sources: Charles Hussey
 French: sterne voyageuse sources: Avibase - the world bird database
 German: Rüppellseeschwalbe sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Greek: Πορτοκαλόραμφο γλαρόνι sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Israel (Hebrew): שחפית כתומת-מקור sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Lithuanian: bengalinė žuvėdra sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Polish: rybitwa bengalska sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Russian: крачка хохлатая малая sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Slovenian: bengalska čigra sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Spanish, Castillian: charrán bengalí sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Turkish: tepeli sumru sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Ukrainian: Крячок бенгальський sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Welsh: môr-wennol gribog leiaf

Literature

basis of record

van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 375-376

additional source

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

Genbank

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Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (52 publications)
GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
GBIF
GBIF

Citation

Adriaens, P. (2014). Sterna bengalensis Lesson, 1831. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137158

Drs Cees Roselaar. Sterna bengalensis Lesson, 1831. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=96954

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

no data

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GUID

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137158
urn:lsid:faunaeur.org:taxname:96954

Last modified

2011-04-08 by Drs Cees Roselaar & by Peter Adriaens

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