Little Tern
Sternula albifrons(Pallas, PS, 1764)
English (US) Little Tern
The Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) 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
- Sternula albifrons
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Little Tern
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1764)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Sternula albifrons albifrons
- Sternula albifrons guineae
- Sternula albifrons placens
- Sternula albifrons sinensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sterna albifrons
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1764)
- Type locality
- Maassche Land (Holland).
- Original description
- Adumbratiunculæ. Avium variarum praecedenti elencho insertarum, sed quæ in Systemate Naturæ Illustr. Linnæi nondum extant p.6 no.271
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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Damara Tern
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Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
Yellow-billed Tern
Sternula superciliaris
Peruvian Tern
Sternula lorata
Saunders's Tern
Sternula saundersi
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum
Large-billed Tern
Phaetusa simplex
Caspian Tern
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