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Sterna nilotica Gmelin, 1789

Dataset
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Published in
Gmelin, J.F. (1789). Aves Anseres. Tome I. Pars II. <em>In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae.</em> 1(2): 501-1032.
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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Charadriiformes
family
Laridae
genus
Gelochelidon
species
Gelochelidon nilotica

Name

Homonyms
Sterna nilotica Gmelin, 1789
Common names
Charrán pico grueso in Spanish
Charrán pico grueso in Spanish
Gull-billed Tern in English
Gull-billed Tern in English
Lachseeschwalbe in German
gull-billed tern in English
Lachseeschwalbe in German
gull-billed tern in English
gülen sumru in Turkish
kirasnapė žuvėdra in Lithuanian
pagaza piconegra in Spanish
rybitwa krótkodzioba in Polish
sterne hansel in French
črnonoga čigra in Slovenian
Γελογλάρονο in Greek, Modern (1453-)
Гензель крячка in Ukrainian
Крячок мартиноносий in Ukrainian
Крячок нілотіка in Ukrainian
Крячок чорнодзьобий in Ukrainian
или крячок мартиноносый in Russian
крачка белощекая in Russian

Bibliographic References

  1. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes, 2003: null. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
  2. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  3. Dickinson, Edward C., ed., 2003: null. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, 3rd edition. 1039.
  4. Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pp. 1321–1342 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em>
  5. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright, 2006: null. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259.
  6. Gmelin, J.F. (1789). Aves Anseres. Tome I. Pars II. <em>In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae.</em> 1(2): 501-1032.
  7. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  8. Larsson, L., Ekström, G., Larsson, E. & Gandemo, M. (1900-01-01 00:00:00) Birds of the World, 2:a uppl.
  9. Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp.
  10. Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p.
  11. SOF (2004-03-16 00:00:00) Lista över svenska fåglar bearbetad av Oskar Kindvall baserat på excelfil från SOF (http://www.sofnet.org).
  12. Vanner, M. (2003). The encyclopedia of North American birds. <em>Paragon Publishing.</em> 1-383.
  13. van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376
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