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

Sternidae

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Chlidonias Rafinesque, 1822
Gelochelidon Brehm, 1830
Hydroprogne
Onychoprion
Sterna Linnaeus, 1758
Sternula

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Bokmål (Norwegian): ternefamilien sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Dutch: sternen
 English: terns sources: MASDEA (1997).
 Norwegian: ternefamilien sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian Bokmål: ternefamilien
 Norwegian Nynorsk: ternefamilien
 Nynorsk (Norwegian): ternefamilien sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Swedish: tärnor

Literature

basis of record

Harrison, P. (1985). Seabirds: an identification guide. Revised edition. Christopher Helm Publisher. A & C Black: London, UK. ISBN 0-7136-3510-X. 448 pp.

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External Links

GBIF

Citation

WoRMS (2014). Sternidae. 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:148764

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

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Last modified

2005-03-29 by Simon Claus

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