White-fronted Tern Sterna striata Scientific name definitions
- NT Near Threatened
- Names (24)
- Subspecies (3)
Michael Gochfeld, Joanna Burger, and Ernest Garcia
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 14, 2017
Text last updated February 14, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Новозеландска рибарка |
| Catalan | xatrac frontblanc |
| Czech | rybák běločelý |
| Danish | Hvidpandet Terne |
| Dutch | Tarastern |
| English | White-fronted Tern |
| English (United States) | White-fronted Tern |
| Finnish | mustanokkatiira |
| French | Sterne tara |
| French (France) | Sterne tara |
| German | Weißstirn-Seeschwalbe |
| Hebrew | שחפית לבנת-מצח |
| Icelandic | Blesuþerna |
| Japanese | シロビタイアジサシ |
| Norwegian | nyzealandterne |
| Polish | rybitwa maoryska |
| Russian | Белолобая крачка |
| Serbian | Beločela čigra |
| Slovak | rybár bieločelý |
| Spanish | Charrán Maorí |
| Spanish (Spain) | Charrán maorí |
| Swedish | vitpannad tärna |
| Turkish | Ak Alınlı Sumru |
| Ukrainian | Крячок білолобий |
Sterna striata Gmelin, 1789
PROTONYM:
Sterna striata
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.609.
TYPE LOCALITY:
New Zealand.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- STERNA
- sterna
- striata
The Key to Scientific Names
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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 White-fronted Tern
