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African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Birdlife checklist version 00: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Birdlife checklist version 01: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Birdlife checklist version 02: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Birdlife checklist version 03: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Birdlife checklist version 04: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Sterne pierregarin ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Sterne pierregarin ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Clements 1st edition: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Clements 3rd edition: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Clements 4th edition: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Clements 5th edition (as published): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Clements 6th edition: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Clements, version 2015: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Clements, version 2016: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Clements, version 2017: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Clements, version 2018: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 2] eBird version 1.50: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] eBird version 1.52: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] eBird version 1.53: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] eBird version 1.54: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] eBird version 1.55: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] eBird version 2015: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] eBird version 2016: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] eBird version 2017: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] eBird version 2018: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Oriental Bird Club: Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] James Lee Peters: Sterna hirundo[version 1] James Lee Peters (original): Sterna hirundo[version 1] James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Sterna hirundo[version 1] Sibley and Monroe (1993): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo)
[version 1] Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sterna hirundo[version 1] Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sterna hirundo[version 1]
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