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Sterna

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Sterna is a genus of terns in the bird family Laridae. The genus used to encompass most "white" terns indiscriminately, but mtDNA sequence comparisons have determined that this arrangement was paraphyletic. It is now restricted to the typical medium-sized white terns with deeply forked tails, which occur near-globally, mostly in coastal regions but several also using freshwater habitats inland.

In the Vinony graph

Vinony's link graph records 158 inbound references to Sterna, and connects out to Alcidae, Mancallinae and bird.

Vinony files it under Animal taxa named by Carl Linnaeus, Bird genera and Sterna.

Vinony links it to 43 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

KINGDOM

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumMollusca
  3. ClassGastropoda
  4. OrderStylommatophora
  5. FamilyElonidae
Observations recorded3,012,139,120

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
371
With media
64
Family
Laridae
Collections
RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, SEMAHN, SDNHM
Recorded in
Germany, Chile, Belgium, Mexico, United States, France

Wikidata facts

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Sterna hirundo (adult).jpg
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taxon name
Sterna
Commons category
Sterna
Commons gallery
Sterna
taxon common name
čigra
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Article · Português

Sterna é um género de aves da família dos larídeos. O grupo inclui cerca de trinta espécies de garajaus, gaivinas e trinta-réis.

Abstract from DBpedia / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA

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