Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida(Pallas, PS, 1811)
English (US) Whiskered Tern
The Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida) 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.
- Scientific name
- Chlidonias hybrida
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Whiskered Tern
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1811)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Chlidonias hybrida hybrida
- Chlidonias hybrida delalandii
- Chlidonias hybrida javanicus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sterna hybrida
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1811)
- Type locality
- Southern Volga and Sarpa Lake, southeastern Russia.
- Original description
- Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica, sistens omnium animalium in extenso Imperio Rossico (etc.) 2 p.338
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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