Damara Tern
Sternula balaenarumStrickland, HE, 1853
English (US) Damara Tern
The Damara Tern (Sternula balaenarum) 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 Namibia to Cape Province; winters to northern AngolaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Sternula balaenarum
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Damara Tern
- Described by
- Strickland, HE, 1853
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Strickland, HE, 1853
- Type locality
- Damaraland.
- Original description
- Contributions to ornithology 7 p.160
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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