Little Tern

Also known as Sternula albifrons

species of bird

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The Little Tern (*Sternula albifrons*) is a species of bird within the family Laridae and order Charadriiformes. It belongs to the class Aves and phylum Chordata, with the taxonomic authority cited as (Pallas, 1764). The species is accepted in taxonomic records and is also referred to by the common names Zwergseeschwalbe, Charrancito común, and xatrac menut comú.

This marine-habitat bird has a wingspan of 0.52 and a mass of 57. Its taxonomic range includes Indonesia, the Nanling Mountains, and Africa. The IUCN Red List assessed the species as Least Concern in 2019, although it holds an Endangered status in certain regional contexts.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Little Tern is referenced by 368 other articles, and connects out to binomial nomenclature, subspecies and France.

It is catalogued under topics including Birds described in 1764, Birds of Eurasia and Birds of North Africa.

Its subject is documented across 69 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Least Concern

little tern

Species

PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyLaridae

Habitatmarine

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Sternula
Mass: 57
Image: Крячок малий.jpg

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taxon name: Sternula albifrons
taxon rank: species
taxon common name: chilreta-comum
IUCN conservation status: Least Concern
Commons category: Sternula albifrons
Commons gallery: Sternula albifrons
wingspan: 0.52
short name: S. albifrons
taxon range: Africa
regional conservation status: Endangered status

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Encyclopedic overview

The little tern (Sternula albifrons) is a seabird of the family Laridae. It was first described by the German naturalist Peter Simon Pallas in 1764 and given the binomial name Sterna albifrons. It was moved to the genus Sternula when the genus Sterna was restricted to the larger typical terns. The genus name Sternula is a diminutive of Sterna, 'tern', while the specific name albifrons is from Latin albus, 'white', and frons, 'forehead'.

Subspecies

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Little Tern” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.