Damara Tern Sternula balaenarum Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (26)
- Monotypic
Michael Gochfeld, Joanna Burger, Eduardo de Juana, Ernest Garcia, and Christopher J. Sharpe
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 25, 2017
Text last updated April 25, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Damarasterretjie |
| Bulgarian | Африканска белочела рибарка |
| Catalan | xatrac damara |
| Czech | rybák damarský |
| Danish | Damaraterne |
| Dutch | Damarastern |
| English | Damara Tern |
| English (United States) | Damara Tern |
| Finnish | afrikanpikkutiira |
| French | Sterne des baleiniers |
| French (France) | Sterne des baleiniers |
| German | Damaraseeschwalbe |
| Icelandic | Hvalþerna |
| Japanese | マダラアジサシ |
| Norwegian | benguelaterne |
| Polish | rybitwa namibijska |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Gaivina da Damaralândia |
| Russian | Китовая крачка |
| Serbian | Namibijska čigra |
| Slovak | rybár vrabcohlasý |
| Spanish | Charrancito de Damara |
| Spanish (Spain) | Charrancito de Damara |
| Swedish | damaratärna |
| Turkish | Damara Sumrusu |
| Ukrainian | Крячок намібійський |
| Zulu | unonklilwane wakwelaBathwa |
Sternula balaenarum Strickland, 1853
PROTONYM:
Sternula balaenarum
Strickland, 1853. Contributions to ornithology 7, p.160.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Damaraland.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- STERNULA
- balaenarum
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Damara Tern
