Black-fronted Tern
Chlidonias albostriatus(Gray, GR, 1845)
English (US) Black-fronted Tern
The Black-fronted Tern (Chlidonias albostriatus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Laridae (Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls) in the order Charadriiformes.
Range: breeds braided riverbeds of South Island; ranges to coastal North and Stewart islands (New Zealand)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Chlidonias albostriatus
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Black-fronted Tern
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1845)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Hydrochelidon albistriata
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1845)
- Type locality
- New Zealand.
- Original description
- The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Erebus and Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., during the years 1839 to 1843 1 Birds p.19 pl.21
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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