White-fronted Tern
Sterna striataGmelin, JF, 1789
English (US) White-fronted Tern
The White-fronted Tern (Sterna striata) 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 coastal New Zealand, including Chatham and Auckland islands, also Furneaux group in Bass Strait; winters to southeastern Australia including TasmaniaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Sterna striata
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- White-fronted Tern
- Described by
- Gmelin, JF, 1789
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Gmelin, JF, 1789
- Type locality
- New Zealand.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.609
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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Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
Black-bellied Tern
Sterna acuticauda
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Creagrus furcatus
Little Gull
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Ross's Gull
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Black-legged Kittiwake
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