Saunders's tern is a species of bird in the family Laridae. It is sparsely resident along the shores of the north-western Indian Ocean. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Hume, AO 1877)
Reference:
Stray Feathers
5 p.324,note,325
Protonym:
Sterna Saundersi
Type locality:
Karachi, Sind.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30121504
Avibase ID:
4B21F4D8DBD4F42D
Avibase ID:
avibase-4B21F4D8
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4B21F4D8
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824131
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Saunder's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Sterne de Saunders ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Sterne de Saunders ( Sterna saundersii) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Saunders' Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Saunders' Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Saunders' Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Black-shafted Tern ( Sterna saundersii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Black-shafted Tern ( Sterna saundersii) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Saunders's Tern ( Sternula saundersi) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Chinese Little Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Sterna albifrons saundersi [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Sterna albifrons saundersi [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Saunders's Tern ( Sterna saundersi) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sternula saundersi [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sternula saundersi [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Sternula [albifrons, antillarum or saundersi]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
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