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Sterna maxima Boddaert, 1783

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Charadriiformes
family
Laridae
genus
Thalasseus
species
Thalasseus maximus

Name

Homonyms
Sterna maxima Boddaert, 1783
Common names
Charrán real in Spanish
Charrán real in Spanish
Königseeschwalbe in German
Royal Tern in English
Royal tern in English
Sterne royale in French
royal tern in English
Königsseeschwalbe in German
charrán real in Spanish
karališkoji žuvėdra in Lithuanian
koningsstern in Dutch
kraljeva čigra in Slovenian
môr-wennol fawr in Welsh
royal tern in English
rybitwa królewska in Polish
sterne royale in French
Королівський крячок in Ukrainian
Крячок королівський in Ukrainian
крачка королевская in Russian

Bibliographic References

  1. A. C. G. Heath,Bishop,D. M.,Cole,D. J. W.,Cooper,S. M. (1995) Evidence for the role of the sheep biting louse Bovicola ovis in producing cockle, a sheep pelt defect 0304-4017
  2. A. C. G. Heath,Bishop,D. M.,Cole,D. J. W.,Cooper,S. M.,Pfeffer,A.,Risdon,P. (1995) Preliminary investigations into the etiology and treatment of cockle, a sheep pelt defect
  3. 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.
  4. Dickinson, Edward C., ed., 2003: null. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, 3rd edition. 1039.
  5. Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>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> Pp. 1321–1342.
  6. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright, 2006: null. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259.
  7. Peters, James Lee, 1934: null. Check-List of Birds of the World, vol. 2. xvii + 401.
  8. SOF (2010) Holarktis fåglar, ver 3. SOF:s officiella lista över Holarktis fågelarter.
  9. 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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