The gull-billed tern, formerly Sterna nilotica, is a tern in the family Laridae. The genus name is from Ancient Greek gelao, "to laugh", and khelidon, "swallow". The specific niloticus is from Latin and means of the Nile. The Australian gull-billed tern was previously considered a subspecies. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Gmelin, JF 1789)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2
1 pt2 p.606
Protonym:
Sterna nilotica
Type locality:
Egypt.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656099
Avibase ID:
87168739C37AC427
Avibase ID:
avibase-87168739
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/87168739
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176882
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Gull-billed Tern [nominate] ( Gelochelidon nilotica [nilotica]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Gull-billed Tern [nominate] ( Gelochelidon nilotica [nilotica]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Gull-billed Tern [nominate] ( Gelochelidon nilotica [nilotica]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Gull-billed Tern [nominate] ( Gelochelidon nilotica [nilotica]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Common Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Common Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Common Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Common Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Common Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Common Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Common Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Common Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Common Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Common Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Common Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Common Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Gull-billed Tern (Gull-billed) ( Gelochelidon nilotica [nilotica Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Gull-billed Tern (Gull-billed) ( Gelochelidon nilotica [nilotica Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Gull-billed Tern (Gull-billed) ( Gelochelidon nilotica [nilotica Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Gull-billed Tern (Gull-billed) ( Gelochelidon nilotica [nilotica Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Gull-billed Tern (Gull-billed) ( Gelochelidon nilotica [nilotica Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Gull-billed Tern (Gull-billed) ( Gelochelidon nilotica [nilotica Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Gull-billed Tern (Gull-billed) ( Gelochelidon nilotica [nilotica Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Common Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Common Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Common Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Common Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Gelochelidon [nilotica or macrotarsa]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
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