Roseate Tern
Sterna dougalliiMontagu, G, 1813
English (US) Roseate Tern
The Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) 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
- Sterna dougallii
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Roseate Tern
- Described by
- Montagu, G, 1813
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Sterna dougallii dougallii
- Sterna dougallii arideensis
- Sterna dougallii korustes
- Sterna dougallii bangsi
- Sterna dougallii gracilis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sterna Dougallii
- Described by
- Montagu, G, 1813
- Type locality
- Cumbrey Islands, Firth of Clyde, Scotland.
- Original description
- Supplement to the Ornithological Dictionary, or Synopsis of British Birds p.notpg'd
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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