Gull-billed tern
| Gull-billed tern | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Genus: | Gelochelidon |
| Species: | G. nilotica |
| Binomial name | |
| Gelochelidon nilotica (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | |
Year-round Breeding Nonbreeding | |
| Synonyms | |
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Sterna nilotica | |
The gull-billed tern (Gelochelidon nilotica), formerly Sterna nilotica, is a tern in the family Laridae. It is widely distributed and breeds in scattered localities in Europe, Asia, northwest Africa, and the Americas. The Australian gull-billed tern was previously considered a subspecies.
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