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Common Names
Common Names in English:
California Least Tern, Least Tern
Description
Family Laridae
Medium to large birds, usually grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills, and webbed feet.
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,824 meters (0 to 5,984 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Birds
- Subclass:
Neornithes
()
- Gadow, 1893
- Infraclass:
Neoaves
()
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
()
- Order:
Ciconiiformes
()
- Bonaparte, 1854
- Albatrosses, Alcids
- Suborder:
Charadrii
()
- Huxley, 1867
- Infraorder:
Charadriides
()
-
- Infraorder:
Charadriides
(
- Suborder:
Charadrii
(
- Order:
Ciconiiformes
(
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
- Infraclass:
Neoaves
(
- Subclass:
Neornithes
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Sterna Albifrons Browni
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Synonym: Sterna albifrons browni. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: June 24, 1996.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Sterna
There are approximately 150 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
S. acuticauda (Black-Bellied Tern) · S. affinis · S. alb · S. albifrons (Silver Ternlet) · S. albifrons albifrons (Little Striker) · S. albifrons athalassos (Little Tern) · S. albifrons browni · S. albifrons guineae · S. albifrons saundersi · S. albifrons sinensis · S. albistriata (Black-Fronted Tern) · S. albostriata (Black-Fronted Tern) · S. aleutica (Aleutian Tern) · S. anaesthetus · S. anaetheta (Bridled Tern) · S. anaethetus (Brown-Winged Tern) · S. anaethetus anaethetus (Brown-Winged Tern) · S. anaethetus antarctica · S. anaethetus fuligula · S. anaethetus melanoptera · S. anaethetus nelsoni · S. anaethetus recognita (Bridled Tern) · S. anaethetus ssp · S. anathetus · S. anglica · S. antarctica · S. antillarum (Least Tern) · S. antillarum albifrons (Little Tern) · S. antillarum anthalassos · S. antillarum antillarum (Least Tern) · S. antillarum athalassos (Interior Least Tern) · S. antillarum browni (California Least Tern) · S. aurantia (Indian River Tern) · S. balaenarum (Damara Tern) · S. bengalensis (Lesser Crested-Tern) · S. bengalensis bengalensis (Lesser Crested Tern) · S. bengalensis emigrata · S. bengalensis par · S. bengalensis torresii · S. bergii (Greater Crested Tern) · S. bergii bergii (Greater Crested Tern) · S. bergii cristata · S. bergii cristatus · S. bergii thalassina · S. bergii velox · S. bernsteini (Chinese Crested Tern) · S. cantiaca · S. caspia (Caspian Tern) · S. caspia caspia (Caspian Tern) · S. caspia imperator · S. cautiaca · S. dougalii · S. dougalli · S. dougallii (Mcdougall's Tern) · S. dougallii arideensis · S. dougallii bangsi · S. dougallii dougalli · S. dougallii dougallii (Mcdougall's Tern) · S. dougallii gracilis · S. dougallii korustes · S. dougalli bangsi · S. dougalli dougalli · S. elegans (Elegant Tern) · S. eurygnatha (Cayenne Tern) · S. forsteri (ForsterÃŒs Tern) · S. fuliginosa · S. fuscata (Sooty Tern) · S. fuscata crissalis (Sooty Tern) · S. fuscata fuscata (Sooty Tern) · S. fuscata kermadeci · S. fuscata luctuosa · S. fuscata nubilosa · S. fuscata oahuensis · S. fuscata serrata · S. fuscata ssp · S. hirundinacea (South American Tern) · S. hirundo (Lake Erie Gull) · S. hirundo hirundo (Lake Erie Gull) · S. hirundo longipennis · S. hirundo minussensis · S. hirundo ssp · S. hirundo tibetana · S. hybrida · S. javanica · S. lercoptera · S. leucopareia · S. leucoptera · S. longipennis · S. lorata (Peruvian Tern) · S. lunata (Gray-Backed Tern) · S. macroptera · S. macrura · S. maxima (Royal Tern) · S. maxima albididorsalis · S. maxima albidorsalis · S. maxima maxima (Royal Tern) · S. media · S. melanauchen · S. melanogaster (Black-Bellied Tern) · S. melanoptera
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Further Reading
- Catalogue of birds of the Americas and the adjacent islands in Field Museum of Natural History. Charles E. Hellmayr, Boardman Conover. Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1948. ENG url p. 322, p. 323.
- Check-list of North American birds / prepared by a committee of the American ornithologists' union. Lancaster, Pa.: The Union, 1931. ENG url p. 140.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed November 8, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 18, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 5 providers.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 592508
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-202254
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13903210
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 202254
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABNNM08103
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Species Identifier: B03X
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 178087
Footnotes
- Mean = 229.890 meters (754.232 feet), Standard Deviation = 273.070 based on 47 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
