WoRMS taxon details
Gelochelidon nilotica (Gmelin, 1789)
148798 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:148798)
accepted
Species
Sterna anglica Montagu, 1813 · unaccepted
Sterna nilotica Gmelin, 1789 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Gelochelidon nilotica addenda (Mathews, 1912)
- Subspecies Gelochelidon nilotica arenea Wilson, 1814
- Subspecies Gelochelidon nilotica groenvoldi (Mathews, 1912)
- Subspecies Gelochelidon nilotica macrotarsa Gould, 1837
- Subspecies Gelochelidon nilotica nilotica Gmelin, 1789
- Subspecies Gelochelidon nilotica vanrossemi (Bancroft, 1929)
marine, terrestrial
(of Sterna nilotica Gmelin, 1789) 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]
Description Length: 35-41 cm. Plumage: back, rump and wing pale grey, rest of upperparts white, with black speckling on nape and heavy...
Description Length: 35-41 cm. Plumage: back, rump and wing pale grey, rest of upperparts white, with black speckling on nape and heavy black line through eye in non-breeding adult, black cap in breeding adult. Immature whiter than non-breeding adult with some brown on wings; black on head reduced to a facial patch. Bare parts: iris dark brown; thick gull-like bill black; feet and legs black. Habitat: found on coasts, but mostly inland water bodies. Palearctic migrant. <389><391><393> [details]
WoRMS (2024). Gelochelidon nilotica (Gmelin, 1789). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148798 on 2024-11-09
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original description
(of Sterna nilotica Gmelin, 1789) 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]
context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong Offshore Wind Farm in SoutheasternWaters. EIA report. [details]
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
basis of record Cattrijsse, Andre; Vincx, Magda. (2001). Biodiversity of the benthos and the avifauna of the Belgian coastal waters: summary of data collected between 1970 and 1998. <em>[Edited book.].</em> Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs: Brussel, Belgium. 48 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 606 [details]
context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong Offshore Wind Farm in SoutheasternWaters. EIA report. [details]
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
basis of record Cattrijsse, Andre; Vincx, Magda. (2001). Biodiversity of the benthos and the avifauna of the Belgian coastal waters: summary of data collected between 1970 and 1998. <em>[Edited book.].</em> Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs: Brussel, Belgium. 48 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
Unreviewed
Description Length: 35-41 cm. Plumage: back, rump and wing pale grey, rest of upperparts white, with black speckling on nape and heavy black line through eye in non-breeding adult, black cap in breeding adult. Immature whiter than non-breeding adult with some brown on wings; black on head reduced to a facial patch. Bare parts: iris dark brown; thick gull-like bill black; feet and legs black. Habitat: found on coasts, but mostly inland water bodies. Palearctic migrant. <389><391><393> [details]
Language | Name | |
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Albanian | dallëndyshja sqeptrashë e detit | [details] |
Bulgarian | Дебелоклюна рибарка | [details] |
Danish | sandterne | [details] |
Dutch | lachstern | [details] |
English | gull-billed tern | [details] |
French | sterne hansel [from synonym] | [details] |
German | Lachseeschwalbe | [details] |
Hebrew | שחפית עבת-מקור | [details] |
Italian | sterna zampenere | [details] |
Japanese | ハシブトアジサシ | [details] |
Lithuanian | kirasnapė žuvėdra | [details] |
Modern Greek (1453-) | Γελογλάρονο [from synonym]Γελογλάρονο | [details] |
Norwegian | sandterne | [details] |
Norwegian Bokmål | sandterne | [details] |
Norwegian Nynorsk | sandterne | [details] |
Polish | rybitwa krótkodzioba | [details] |
Russian | черноносая крачкакрачка белощекая [from synonym]или крячок мартиноносый [from synonym] | [details] |
Slovenian | črnonoga čigra | [details] |
Spanish | pagaza piconegra | [details] |
Swedish | sandtärna | [details] |
Turkish | gülen sumrugulen sumru | [details] |
Ukrainian | Чорнодзьобий крячокКрячок чорнодзьобийКрячок нілотіка [from synonym]Крячок мартиноносий [from synonym]Гензель крячка [from synonym] | [details] |
Welsh | môr-wennol ylfinbraff | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (19 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (154 publications) (from synonym Sterna nilotica Gmelin, 1789)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (351 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gelochelidon nilotica)
To GenBank (40 nucleotides; 63 proteins)
To GenBank (40 nucleotides; 63 proteins) (from synonym Sterna nilotica Gmelin, 1789)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Sterna nilotica Gmelin, 1789)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (154 publications) (from synonym Sterna nilotica Gmelin, 1789)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (351 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gelochelidon nilotica)
To GenBank (40 nucleotides; 63 proteins)
To GenBank (40 nucleotides; 63 proteins) (from synonym Sterna nilotica Gmelin, 1789)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Sterna nilotica Gmelin, 1789)
To ITIS