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Sterna bengalensis R.Lesson, 1831

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

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

Name

Homonyms
Sterna bengalensis R.Lesson, 1831
Common names
Bengaalse Stern in Dutch
Bengáli csér in Hungarian
Charrán Bengalí in Spanish
Garajau-bengalense in Portuguese
Iltärna in Swedish
Lesser Crested Tern in English
Lesser Crested Tern in English
Lesser Crested Tern in English
Pikkutöyhtötiira in Finnish
Rybitwa bengalska in Polish
Rybák bengálský in Czech
Rüppell-Seeschwalbe in German
Rüppellseeschwalbe in German
Sterna di Rüppell in Italian
Sterne voyageuse in French
Bengaalse Stern in Dutch
Rüppellseeschwalbe in German
bengalinė žuvėdra in Lithuanian
bengalska čigra in Slovenian
charrán bengalí in Spanish
lesser crested tern in English
môr-wennol gribog leiaf in Welsh
rybitwa bengalska in Polish
sterne voyageuse in French
tepeli sumru in Turkish
Πορτοκαλόραμφο γλαρόνι in Greek, Modern (1453-)
Крячок бенгальський in Ukrainian
крачка хохлатая малая in Russian
שחפית כתומת-מקור in Hebrew
ベンガルアジサシ in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright, 2006: null. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259.
  2. Peters, James Lee, 1934: null. Check-List of Birds of the World, vol. 2. xvii + 401.
  3. SOF (2010) Holarktis fåglar, ver 3. SOF:s officiella lista över Holarktis fågelarter.
  4. Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em>
  5. 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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