White-cheeked Tern
Sterna repressaHartert, EJO, 1916
English (US) White-cheeked Tern
The White-cheeked Tern (Sterna repressa) 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: coastal Kenya to Persian Gulf, Red Sea, and coastal PakistanRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Sterna repressa
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-cheeked Tern
- Described by
- Hartert, EJO, 1916
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Hartert, EJO, 1916
- Type locality
- Fao, Persian Gulf.
- Original description
- Novitates Zoologicae 23 p.298
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Antarctic Tern
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Kerguelen Tern
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Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Black-naped Tern
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Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
White-fronted Tern
Sterna striata
Black-bellied Tern
Sterna acuticauda
Swallow-tailed Gull
Creagrus furcatus
Little Gull
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