The black-naped tern, Sterna sumatrana, is an oceanic tern found mostly in tropical and subtropical parts of the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean, originally described from islands near Sumatra, and it is most closely related to the roseate tern and the white-fronted tern. It occurs in two subspecies, with S. s. sumatrana ranging from the eastern Indian Ocean through the western Pacific from Taiwan south to Queensland, Australia, and S. s. mathewsi confined to islands of the western Indian Ocean, and it favors rocky shores, migrating to oceanic islands to breed. The IUCN lists it as Least Concern. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Sterna, Taxa Source Black-naped Tern (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Australasia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Australia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mauritius, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mozambique, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Seychelles, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: South Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: South Asia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Taiwan, found in there.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Black-naped Tern (Wikipedia)
Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)
avors rocky shores, migrating to oceanic islands to breed. The IUCN lists it as Least Concern.
System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
The black-naped tern, Sterna sumatrana, is an oceanic tern found mostly in tropical and subtropical parts of the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean, originally described from islands near Sumatra, and it is most closely related to the roseate tern and the white-fronted tern.
View the Source3. Black-naped Tern (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q28505 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Sterna, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q76366 (Sterna)
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