Sterna hirundo [tibetana or minussensis] (Common Tern [tibetana or minussensis])

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Common Tern [tibetana or minussensis]

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Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Laridae
Genus:
   Sterna
Scientific:
  Sterna hirundo tibetana

Citation:
Saunders, H 1876

Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London Part 3, p. 649

Protonym:
Sterna tibetana

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29099896

Avibase ID:
B32EA6FBE93855ED

Avibase ID:
avibase-B32EA6FB

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B32EA6FB

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 825069

Geographic range:

Sterna hirundo [tibetana or minussensis]: breeds from central Asia to northern Mongolia, and Kashmir to Tibet; winters in the Indian Ocean

English:
Common Tern [tibetana or minussensis]
French:
Sterne pierregarin [tibetana ou minussensis]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Common Tern [tibetana or minussensis] ( Sterna hirundo [tibetana or minussensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Common Tern [tibetana or minussensis] ( Sterna hirundo [tibetana or minussensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Common Tern [tibetana or minussensis] ( Sterna hirundo [tibetana or minussensis])
Clements, version 2021: Sterna hirundo tibetana [version 2]
Clements, version 2022: Sterna hirundo tibetana [version 2]
Clements, version 2018: Sterna hirundo tibetana [version 2]
Clements, version 2019: Sterna hirundo tibetana [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (alt)

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