Black Tern

Black Tern
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Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Aequorlitornithes
Order:	Charadriiformes
Suborder:	Lari
Family:	Laridae
Subfamily:	Sterninae
Genus:	Chlidonias
Species:	C. niger
Binomial name
Chlidonias niger (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies
C. n. niger – (Linnaeus, 1758) (Eurasian Black Tern) C. n. surinamensis – (Gmelin, 1789) (North American Black Tern)
File:Chlidonias niger map.svg
Synonyms
Sterna nigra Linnaeus, 1758

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Projects
This article is part of Project Aves, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each bird, including made-up species. This article is part of Project Charadriiformes, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each charadriiform, including made-up species. This article is part of Project Laridae, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each gull, tern and skimmer, including made-up species.