Forster's tern - Sterna forsteri
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
| Scientific Name |
Sterna forsteri |
| Author |
Nuttall, 1834 |
| Taxonomic Rank |
Species |
| Taxonomic # |
176887 |
| Common Names |
Spanish: Charrán de Forster
English: Forster's Tern
French: Sterne de Forster
Portuguese: gaivina-de-forster
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| Current Standing |
valid |
| Taxonomic Parents |
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Genus: Sterna
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Taxonomic data is courtesy of the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
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| ITIS TSN | 176887 |
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Status - ESA, U.S. FWS
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Status - Red List, IUCN
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| LC (Global) |
| #records (spatial) | 2,645 |
| #records (non-spatial) | 0 |
| #datasets | 20 |
| Year | 1976 - 2025 |
| Latitude | 26.10 - 44.26 |
| Longitude | -124.37 - -66.36 |
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