Sterna (Sterna sp.)

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Sterna sp.

Sterna Linnaeus, C 1758

Classification

Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Laridae
Scientific:
  Sterna

Original description

Citation:
Linnaeus, C 1758

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.137

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
7701002AB942F811

Avibase ID:
avibase-7701002A

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/7701002A

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176885

English:
Sterna sp.
French:
Sterna sp.

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Sterna sp. ( Sterna)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Sterna sp. ( Sterna)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Sterna sp. ( Sterna)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Sterna sp. ( Sterna)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Sterna sp. ( Sterna)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Sterna sp. ( Sterna)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Sterna sp. ( Sterna)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Sterna sp. ( Sterna)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Sterna sp. ( Sterna)
eBird version 1.50: Sterna sp. ( Sterna sp.)
eBird version 1.52: Sterna sp. ( Sterna sp.)
eBird version 1.53: Sterna sp. ( Sterna sp.)
eBird version 1.54: Sterna sp. ( Sterna sp.)
eBird version 1.55: Sterna sp. ( Sterna sp.)
eBird version 2015: Sterna sp. ( Sterna sp.)
eBird version 2016: Sterna sp. ( Sterna sp.)
eBird version 2017: Sterna sp. ( Sterna sp.)
eBird version 2018: Sterna sp. ( Sterna sp.)
eBird version 2019: Sterna sp. ( Sterna sp.)
eBird version 2021: Sterna sp. ( Sterna sp.)
eBird version 2022: Sterna sp. ( Sterna sp.)

Taxonomic status:

Species status: genus

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Other synonyms

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Afrikaans: Sterna sp.
Arabic: نوع خرشنة (Sterna)
Asturian: Garrochin pequeñu sp.
Azerbaijani: Susüpürən növü (Sterna cinsi)
Bulgarian: Sterna sp.
Catalan: Xatrac petit sp.
Czech: Sterna sp.
Danish: Sterna sp.
German: Sterna, unbestimmt
Greek: γλαρόνι Sterna sp.
English: Sterna sp.
English, HBW: Sterna sp.
English (India): Sterna tern sp.
English (IOC): Sterna sp.
English (United States): Sterna sp.
Spanish: Charrán Pequeño (Sterna) sp., Sterna sp.
Spanish (Argentine): Gaviotin sp.
Spanish (Chile): Sterna sp.
Spanish (Costa Rica): Sterna sp.
Spanish (Cuba): Sterna sp.
Spanish (Ecuador): Sterna sp.
Spanish (Spain): Charrán pequeño (Sterna) sp., Sterna sp.
Spanish (HBW): Sterna sp.
Spanish (Mexico): Sterna sp.
Spanish (Peru): Sterna sp.
Spanish (Uruguay): Sterna indeterminado
Spanish (Venezuela): Tirra sp. (Sterna sp.)
Finnish: tiiralaji (Sterna)
French: Sterna sp.
Hebrew: שחפעת Sterna בלתי-מזוהה
Hungarian: Sterna faj
Icelandic: Ógreind þerna (Sterna sp.)
Japanese (romaji): ajisashishu
Japanese: アジサシ属
Kabardian: псытхьэрыкъуэхэр
Mongolian, Halh: цагааншанаа хараалзай, цагааншанаат хараалзай, шанаа цагаан хараалай
Korean: 제비갈매기속
North Karelian: tiira
Kirghiz: накта чабакчылдар
Scientific: Sterna, Sterna sp.
Mongolian: сахалт тэнүүл цахлай, цагааншанаа хараалзай, цагааншанаат хараалзай, шанаа цагаан хараалай
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): сахалт тэнүүл цахлай, шанаа цагаан хараалай
Dutch: Sterna sp.
Norwegian: Sterna sp.
Livvi (Olonets Karelian): kalačiirakko
Polish: rybitwa nieoznaczona (Sterna sp.)
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinha-do-mar (Sterna) sp., gaivina (Sterna) sp.
Russian: Sterna sp.
Yakut: тыыраахылар уустара
Slovak: rybár, Sterna neurčený druh
Slovenian: Sterna (neidentificirana)
Serbian: Neidentifikovana Sterna čigra
Swedish: Sterna sp.
Thai: นกนางนวลแกลบ สกุล Sterna ไม่ทราบชนิด, นกนางนวลแกลบสกุล Sterna ไม่ทราบชนิด
Turkish: tanımsız sumru (Sterna sp.)
Chinese: 未识别的Sterna属燕鸥, 燕鷗屬
Chinese (Traditional): 燕鷗屬