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OverviewAI-generated
Chlidonias is a genus of birds within the family Laridae. It belongs to the order Charadriiformes, class Aves, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The genus was described by Rafinesque in 1822 and holds an accepted taxonomic status. Its common name is sumpterner.
The habitat of this genus includes both marine and freshwater environments. Records of Chlidonias have been documented in the United Kingdom, Australia, Italy, Malaysia, and Kenya. Specimens are held by institutions including ANWC, WFVZ, CUMV, and ROM.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyLaridae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 102
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Laridae
- Collections
- ANWC, WFVZ, CUMV, ROM
- Recorded in
- United Kingdom, Australia, Italy, Malaysia, Kenya, Hungary, France, Germany
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Encyclopedic overview
The name marsh tern refers to terns of the genus Chlidonias, which typically breed in freshwater marshes, rather than coastal locations.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chlidonias” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.