WoRMS name details
Sterna nilotica Gmelin, 1789
137164 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137164)
unaccepted
Species
marine, terrestrial
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., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25749876
page(s): 606 [details]
page(s): 606 [details]
Distribution semi-cosmopolitan
Distribution from northern Cape Cod region to the Gulf of Mexico
Distribution semi-cosmopolitan [details]
Distribution from northern Cape Cod region to the Gulf of Mexico
Distribution from northern Cape Cod region to the Gulf of Mexico [details]
WoRMS (2025). Sterna nilotica Gmelin, 1789. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137164 on 2025-03-13
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Nomenclature
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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., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25749876
page(s): 606 [details]
basis of record 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 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 606 [details]
basis of record 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 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (RAS)
Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Amos, E. J. R. (1991). A Guide to The Birds of Bermuda. 206 pp [details]
additional source 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. [details]
additional source Vanner, M. (2003). The encyclopedia of North American birds. <em>Paragon Publishing.</em> 1-383. [details]
additional source 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., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source 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. [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
context source (Bermuda) Amos, E. J. R. (1991). A Guide to The Birds of Bermuda. 206 pp [details]
additional source 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. [details]
additional source Vanner, M. (2003). The encyclopedia of North American birds. <em>Paragon Publishing.</em> 1-383. [details]
additional source 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., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source 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. [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution semi-cosmopolitan [details]Distribution from northern Cape Cod region to the Gulf of Mexico [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | gull-billed tern | [details] |
| French | sterne hansel | [details] |
| German | Lachseeschwalbe | [details] |
| Lithuanian | kirasnapė žuvėdra | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Γελογλάρονο | [details] |
| Polish | rybitwa krótkodzioba | [details] |
| Russian | крачка белощекаяили крячок мартиноносый | [details] |
| Slovenian | črnonoga čigra | [details] |
| Spanish | pagaza piconegra | [details] |
| Turkish | gülen sumru | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Крячок чорнодзьобийКрячок нілотікаКрячок мартиноносийГензель крячка | [details] |
