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Sterna Linnaeus, 1758

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
Animalia Chordata Aves Charadriiformes Laridae

Immediate children

Rank Scientific name Taxonomic status
species Sterna acuticauda J.E.Gray, 1831 accepted
species Sterna affinis Cretzschmar, 1827 accepted
species Sterna anglica Montagu, 1813 accepted
species Sterna aurantia J.E.Gray, 1831 accepted
species Sterna australis Gmelin, 1789 accepted
species Sterna cantiaca Gmelin, 1789 doubtful
species Sterna cerulea Bennet, 1840 accepted
species Sterna dougallii Montagu, 1813 accepted
species Sterna forsteri Nuttall, 1834 accepted
species Sterna fuliginosa Gmelin, 1789 doubtful
species Sterna fuscata Linnaeus, 1766 accepted
species Sterna grisea Horsfield, 1821 accepted
species Sterna hirundinacea Lesson, 1831 accepted
species Sterna hirundo Linnaeus, 1758 accepted
species Sterna macroura accepted
species Sterna maxima Boddaert, 1783 accepted
species Sterna media Horsfield, 1821 accepted
species Sterna melanops Rafinesque, 1822 doubtful
species Sterna minuta Linnaeus, 1766 doubtful
species Sterna nilotica Gmelin, 1789 accepted
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Taxonomic citation

Sterna Linnaeus, 1758. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via biodiversity.aq on 2019-11-28.