Antarctic Tern - Sterna vittata

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Sterna vittata
Author Gmelin, 1789
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 176920
Common Names English: Antarctic Tern
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Aves
        Order: Charadriiformes
          Family: Laridae
            Genus: Sterna
Taxonomic Children Subspecies: Sterna vittata bethunei
Subspecies: Sterna vittata gaini
Subspecies: Sterna vittata georgiae
Subspecies: Sterna vittata tristanensis
Subspecies: Sterna vittata vittata
Synonyms (since 1950)
Taxonomic data is courtesy of the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

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ITIS#176920
StatusIUCN:LC
#records67
#datasets1
Years1980 - 1985
Latitudes-74.50 - -55.09
Longitudes-65.01 - 86.63