Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Gull-billed Tern
The Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) 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
- Gelochelidon nilotica
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gull-billed Tern
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Gelochelidon nilotica nilotica
- Gelochelidon nilotica affinis
- Gelochelidon nilotica aranea
- Gelochelidon nilotica vanrossemi
- Gelochelidon nilotica gronvoldi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sterna nilotica
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Egypt.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.606
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls
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Sternula lorata
Saunders's Tern
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Least Tern
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Large-billed Tern
Phaetusa simplex
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Australian Tern
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Inca Tern
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Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Black-fronted Tern
Chlidonias albostriatus
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
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