Common tern - Sterna hirundo

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Sterna hirundo
Author Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 176888
Common Names Spanish: Charrán común
English: Common Tern
French: Sterne pierregarin
Portuguese: trinta-réis-boreal
Portuguese: gaivina
Current Standing valid
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Aves
        Order: Charadriiformes
          Family: Laridae
            Genus: Sterna
Taxonomic Children Subspecies: Sterna hirundo hirundo
Subspecies: Sterna hirundo longipennis
Subspecies: Sterna hirundo minussensis
Subspecies: Sterna hirundo tibetana
Synonyms (since 1950)

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ITIS TSN176888
Status - ESA, U.S. FWS
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Status - Red List, IUCN
    LC (Global)
    LC (Europe)
#records (spatial)20,152
#records (non-spatial)0
#datasets64
Year1899 - 2023
Latitude-61.92 - 66.68
Longitude-133.75 - 175.23
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