The common tern is a seabird in the family Laridae with a circumpolar distribution, its four subspecies breeding across temperate and subarctic regions of Europe, Asia and North America. It is strongly migratory, wintering in coastal tropical and subtropical regions, and breeding adults show light grey upperparts, pale underparts, a black cap, orange-red legs and a narrow pointed bill that is mostly red with a black tip or entirely black depending on subspecies. 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) System (Realm) System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Sterna, Taxa Source Common tern (Wikidata)
In Biome
Lake, Biomes Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Sterna hirundo
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Colombia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Djibouti, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Ecuador, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Eritrea, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Ireland, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Kenya, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Luxembourg, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Madagascar, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mozambique, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: New Zealand, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Poland, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Portugal, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Russia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: South Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: South America, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: South Asia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Tanzania, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Ukraine, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Uruguay, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Venezuela, found in there.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
3. Common tern (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q18875 (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)
View the Source 4. Common tern (Wikipedia)
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameterQuote, Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = LC
View the Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Sterna hirundo
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyIn Biome: Lake, Habitat Regions, biome: lakes and pondsQuote, In Biome: Lake, Habitat Regions, biome: lakes and ponds
lakes and ponds
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