Gull-billed tern
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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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Gull-billed tern | |
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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 | |
Sterna nilotica |
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