White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus(Temminck, CJ, 1815)
English (US) White-winged Tern
The White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) 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 inland south-central and eastern Europe eastward to north-central Siberia and northeastern China; winters Africa eastward to Philippines, Australia (except western deserts and Tasmania), and New ZealandRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Chlidonias leucopterus
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-winged Tern
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1815)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Sterna leucoptera
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1815)
- Type locality
- Coasts of the Mediterranean.
- Original description
- Manuel d'ornithologie, ou tableau systématique des oiseaux qui se trouvent en Europe ed.1 p.483
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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