Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatranaRaffles, TS, 1822
English (US) Black-naped Tern
The Black-naped Tern (Sterna sumatrana) 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 sumatrana
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-naped Tern
- Described by
- Raffles, TS, 1822
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Sterna sumatrana mathewsi
- Sterna sumatrana sumatrana
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sterna Sumatrana
- Described by
- Raffles, TS, 1822
- Type locality
- Sumatra.
- Original description
- Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 13, pt.2 p.329
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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