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Arctic Tern
An Arctic Tern on the Farne Islands.
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Aequorlitornithes
Order: Charadriiformes
Suborder: Lari
Family: Laridae
Subfamily: Sterninae
Genus: Sterna
Species: S. paradisaea
Binomial name
Sterna paradisaea
Pontoppidan, 1763[2]
File:Sterna paradisaea distr mig.png
Range of S. paradisaea
     Breeding grounds     wintering groundsTemplate:Legend-line
Synonyms

Sterna portlandica
Sterna pikei

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References[]

  1. ^ "Sterna paradisaea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013. 
  2. ^ "Arctic Tern — BirdLife Species Factsheet". birdlife.org. BirdLife International. Retrieved 17 August 2006. 

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