Sterninae

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*Thalasseus sandvicensis*, *Sterna hirundo*, *Sterna dougallii*, Northumberland, UK

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lari
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Divisio: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Ordo: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Parvclassis: Neornithes Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Ordo: Charadriiformes Subordo: Lari

Familia: Laridae
Subfamilia: Sterninae
Genera: Chlidonias – Gelochelidon – Hydroprogne – Larosterna – Onychoprion – Phaetusa – Sterna – Sternula – Thalasseus

Name

Sterninae Bonaparte, 1838

References

Bridge, E. S., Jones, A. W., & Baker, A. J. 2005. A phylogenetic framework for the terns (Sternini) inferred from mtDNA sequences: implications for taxonomy and plumage evolution. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 35 (2): 459–469. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2004.12.010
Collinson, M. (2006). Splitting headaches? Recent taxonomic changes affecting the British and Western Palaearctic lists. British Birds 99 (6): 306–323.
del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Sargatal, J. (editors) (1996). Handbook of Birds of the World, Volume 3: Hoatzin to Auks. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 84-87334-22-9

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Sterretjies
беларуская: Крачкавыя
Deutsch: Seeschwalben
English: Terns
Nordfriisk: Bakern
македонски: Рибарки
ไทย: นกนางนวลแกลบ
Türkçe: Sumrugiller

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Sterninae

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