Little tern - Sternula albifrons

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Sternula albifrons
Author (Pallas, 1764)
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 824126
Common Names English: Little Tern
French: Sterne naine
Spanish: Charrancito común
Portuguese: chilreta
Current Standing valid
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Aves
        Order: Charadriiformes
          Family: Laridae
            Genus: Sternula
Taxonomic Children Subspecies: Sternula albifrons albifrons
Subspecies: Sternula albifrons guineae
Subspecies: Sternula albifrons sinensis
Synonyms (since 1950)

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ITIS TSN824126
Status - ESA, U.S. FWS
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Status - Red List, IUCN
    LC (Global)
    LC (Europe)
#records (spatial)3,031
#records (non-spatial)0
#datasets27
Year1911 - 2016
Latitude-43.81 - 59.60
Longitude-178.53 - 153.32
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