The West African crested tern is a bird species in the family Laridae. Until 2020 it was considered a subspecies of the New World royal tern, Thalasseus maximus. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Hartert, EJO 1921)
Reference:
Vög. paläarkt. Fauna
2 p.1698
Protonym:
Sterna maxima albididorsalis
Type locality:
Bale du Levrier, Cape Blanco, Morocco.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14032253
Avibase ID:
CF8461BFDAE5E751
Avibase ID:
avibase-CF8461BF
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/CF8461BF
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 825124
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): West African Crested Tern ( Thalasseus albididorsalis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): West African Crested Tern ( Thalasseus albididorsalis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): West African Crested Tern ( Thalasseus albididorsalis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Royal Tern (African) ( Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Royal Tern (African) ( Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Royal Tern (African) ( Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Royal Tern (African) ( Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Royal Tern (African) ( Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Royal Tern (African) ( Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Royal Tern (African) ( Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): West African Crested Tern ( Thalasseus albididorsalis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: West African Crested Tern ( Thalasseus albididorsalis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: West African Crested Tern ( Thalasseus albididorsalis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: West African Crested Tern ( Thalasseus albididorsalis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: West African Crested Tern ( Thalasseus albididorsalis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Sterna maxima albididorsalis [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Sterna maxima albididorsalis [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Sterna maxima albididorsalis [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Sterna maxima albididorsalis [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Sterna maxima albididorsalis [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Sterna maxima albididorsalis [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Sterna maxima albididorsalis [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Royal Tern (African) ( Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Royal Tern (African) ( Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Royal Tern (African) ( Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Royal Tern (African) ( Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Royal Tern (African) ( Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Royal Tern (African) ( Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Royal Tern (African) ( Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Royal Tern (African) ( Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Royal Tern (African) ( Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Royal Tern (African) ( Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: West African Crested Tern ( Thalasseus albididorsalis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: West African Crested Tern ( Thalasseus albididorsalis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: West African Crested Tern ( Thalasseus albididorsalis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: West African Crested Tern ( Thalasseus albididorsalis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Thalasseus maximus albidorsalis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Sterna maxima albididorsalis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Sterna maxima albididorsalis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Sterna maxima albididorsalis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Sterna maxima albididorsalis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Sterna maxima albididorsalis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Sterna maxima albididorsalis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Sterna maxima albididorsalis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Sterna maxima albididorsalis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Sterna maxima albididorsalis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: West African Crested Tern ( Thalasseus albididorsalis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: West African Crested Tern ( Thalasseus albididorsalis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: West African Crested Tern ( Thalasseus albididorsalis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: West African Crested Tern ( Thalasseus albididorsalis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: West African Crested Tern ( Thalasseus albididorsalis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: West African Crested Tern ( Thalasseus albididorsalis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: West African Crested Tern ( Thalasseus albididorsalis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: West African Crested Tern ( Thalasseus albididorsalis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: West African Crested Tern ( Thalasseus albididorsalis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: West African Crested Tern ( Thalasseus albididorsalis) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Thalasseus [maximus or albididorsalis]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
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