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The Gull-billed Tern is a seabird that hunts for food over water and coastal areas. It is notable for its adaptability to different environments and its presence across multiple continents, making it an important species for understanding seabird ecology and distribution.
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Species
Least Concerngull-billed tern
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyLaridae
Habitatmarine
Observations10,047
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Gelochelidon
- Image
- Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) (34149541540).jpg
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Article
The gull-billed tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) is a tern in the family Laridae. It is widely distributed and breeds in scattered localities in Europe, Asia, northwest Africa, and the Americas. The Australian gull-billed tern was previously considered a subspecies.
Taxonomy
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Categories
Birds described in 1789Birds of ArgentinaBirds of EcuadorBirds of EurasiaBirds of South ChinaBirds of TaiwanBirds of the AmericasBirds of the CaribbeanBirds of the Guiana ShieldBirds of the United StatesCosmopolitan wintering birdsIUCN Red List least concern speciesLeast concern biota of the United States