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Kerguelen Tern
Sterna virgata Cabanis, JL 1875
The Kerguelen tern is a tern of the southern hemisphere. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
Sterna
Scientific:
Sterna virgata
Original description
Citation:
Cabanis, JL 1875
Reference:
J. f. Orn.
23 p.449
Protonym:
Sterna virgata
Type locality:
Kerguelen Island.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32698293
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
754993F116B2B2D5
Avibase ID:
avibase-754993F1
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/754993F1
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176919
NEAR THREATENED
Geographic range:
- Sterna virgata: subantarctic islands of western and central South Indian Ocean: Crozet, Prince Edward, and Kerguelen islands
- Sterna virgata virgata: Kerguelen Islands; largely sedentary
- Sterna virgata mercuri: Prince Edward, Marion, and Crozet islands (southern Indian Ocean); largely sedentary
Source: Clements checklist
Kerguelen Tern
Catalan:
Xatrac de les illes Kerguelen
Czech:
rybák kerguelenský
Danish:
Kerguelenterne
German:
Kerguelenseeschwalbe
Spanish:
Charrán de las Kerguelen
Spanish (Spain):
Charrán de Las Kerguelen
Finnish:
kerguelenintiira
French:
Sterne des Kerguelen
Croatian:
sivorepa čigra
Hungarian:
kerguelen-szigeteki csér
Icelandic:
Sveigþerna
Italian:
Sterna delle Kerguelen
Japanese (romaji):
kerugeren'ajisashi
Japanese:
ケルゲレンアジサシ
Lithuanian:
Kergeleninė žuvėdra
Dutch:
Kerguelenstern
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kerguelenterne
Norwegian:
Kerguelenterne
Polish:
rybitwa kergueleńska
Portuguese:
Trinta-réis-das-kerguelen
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinha-do-mar-das-kerguelen
Russian:
Кергеленская крачка
Slovak:
rybár kerguelenský
Serbian:
Kergelenska čigra
Swedish:
kerguelentärna
Ukrainian:
Крячок кергеленський
Chinese:
克岛燕鸥
Chinese (Traditional):
克格連燕鷗
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Sterne de Kerguelen ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Sterne de Kerguelen ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Sterna virgata [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Sterna virgata [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Sterna virgata [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Kerguelen Tern ( Sterna virgata) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sterna virgata [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sterna virgata [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Kerguelensterretjie
Azerbaijani: Kergelen susüpürəni
Bulgarian: Кергеленска рибарка
Catalan: Xatrac de les illes Kerguelen
Czech: Rybák kerguelenský
Danish: Kerguelenterne
German: Kerguelen Seeschwalbe, Kerguelenseeschwalbe
English: Kergeulen tern, Kerguelen Tern
English, HBW: Kerguelen Tern
English (IOC): Kerguelen Tern
English (United States): Kerguelen Tern
Esperanto: Kergelena ŝterno
Spanish: Charrán de las Kerguelen, Gaviotín de Kerguelen
Spanish (Spain): Charrán de Las Kerguelen
Spanish (HBW): Kerguelen Tern
Estonian: kergueleni tiir
Finnish: Kerguelantiira, kerguelenintiira
French: Sterne de Kerguelen, Sterne des Kerguelen
Croatian: sivorepa čigra
Hungarian: kerguelen-szigeteki csér
Icelandic: Sveigþerna
Italian: Sterna delle Kerguelen, Sterna di Kerguelen
Japanese (romaji): kerugerenajisashi, kerugeren'ajisashi
Japanese: ケルゲレンアジサシ
Kirghiz: Кергелен чабакчылы
Scientific: Sterna virgata, Sterna virgata virgata
Lithuanian: Kergeleninė žuvėdra
Dutch: Kerguelenstern
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kerguelenterne
Norwegian: Kerguelenterne
Polish: rybitwa kerguelenska, rybitwa kergueleńska
Portuguese: Trinta-réis-das-kerguelen
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinha-do-mar-das-kerguelen
Russian: Кергеленская крачка
Slovak: rybár kerguelenský
Serbian: Kergelenska čigra
Swedish: Kerguelentärna
Turkish: Kerguelen sumrusu
Ukrainian: Крячок кергеленський
Chinese: 克岛燕鸥
Chinese (Traditional): 克格連燕鷗
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