Gull-billed tern | |
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File:Australian Tern.pnh | |
Australian Tern (Gelochelidon macrotarsa) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Aequorlitornithes |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Suborder: | Lari |
Family: | Laridae |
Subfamily: | Sterninae |
Genus: | Gelochelidon Brehm, 1830 |
Species | |
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Gelochelidon is a genus of terns. It was recently considered a monotypic genus, but the Australian tern was split from the gull-billed tern.
Species[]
The genus contains 2 species:[1]
- Gull-billed Tern, Gelochelidon nilotica
- Australian Tern, Gelochelidon macrotarsa
References[]
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Noddies, gulls, terns, auks". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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