Sternula

Sternula is a genus of small white terns, with a global distribution along sheltered sandy coasts and large rivers.

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KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyLaridae

Habitatmarine

Observations recorded1,391,529

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 3
Family: Laridae
Collections: LSUMZ, SAMA
Recorded in: United States

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Sternula is a genus of small white terns, with a global distribution along sheltered sandy coasts and large rivers.

==Taxonomy== The genus Sternula was introduced in 1822 by the the German zoologist Friedrich Boie to accommodate a single species, Sterna minuta Linnaeus, 1766. This scientific name is a junior synonym of Sterna albifrons Pallas, 1764, the little tern. The genus name Sternula is a diminutive of Sterna that was introduced by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.

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