Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Scientific name definitions
- Names (21)
- Subspecies (6)
K. C. Molina, J. F. Parnell, R. M. Erwin, Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, Guy M. Kirwan, and Ernest Garcia
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
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Afrikaans | Oostelike/Australiese Sterretjie |
Azerbaijani | Qağayıburun/Avstraliya susüpürəni |
Catalan | curroc comú/australià |
Czech | rybák černozobý/dlouhonohý |
English | Gull-billed/Australian Tern |
English (United States) | Gull-billed/Australian Tern |
French | Sterne hansel ou S. à longues pattes |
French (France) | Sterne hansel ou S. à longues pattes |
German | Lachseeschwalbe/Australien-Lachseeschwalbe |
Greek | Ευρασιατικό/Αυστραλιανό Γελογλάρονο |
Japanese | ハシブトアジサシ/オーストラリアハシブトアジサシ |
Norwegian | sandterne/sumpsandterne |
Polish | rybitwa krótkodzioba/czarnodzioba |
Serbian | Debelokljuna čigra/australijska debelokljuna čigra |
Slovak | rybárka krátkozobá/austrálska |
Slovenian | Črnonoga/Avstralska čigra |
Spanish | Pagaza Piconegra/Australiana |
Spanish (Ecuador) | Gaviotín Piquigrueso/Australiano |
Spanish (Spain) | Pagaza piconegra/australiana |
Spanish (Uruguay) | Gaviotín Pico Grueso/Pagaza Australiana |
Turkish | Gülen/Avustralya Gülen Sumrusu |
Gelochelidon nilotica ("Gmelin, JF", 1789)
PROTONYM:
Sterna nilotica
"Gmelin, JF", 1789. Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2 1 pt2, p.606.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Egypt.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- GELOCHELIDON
- gelochelidon
- nilotica / niloticus
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