WoRMS taxon details
Sterna bengalensis Lesson, 1831
AphiaID: 137158
AphiaID: 137158
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Aves (Class) > Charadriiformes (Order) > Sternidae (Family) > Sterna (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Sterna Linnaeus, 1758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Thalasseus bengalensis (Lesson, 1831) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details] basis of record: Urban, E.K., C.H. Fry & S. Keith (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. Academic Press, London. [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | Subspecies Sterna bengalensis bengalensis Lesson, 1831 Subspecies Sterna bengalensis emigrata Neumann, 1934 Subspecies Sterna bengalensis torresii (Gould, 1843) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | Djibouti [details] Eritrea [details] European waters (ERMS scope) [details] Irish Exclusive economic Zone [details] Kenya [details] Mediterranean Sea [details] Mozambique [details] Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Red Sea [details] Somalia [details] South Africa (country) [details] Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Tanzania [details] Tropical Western Indo-Pacific [details] United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Links | To Biodiversity Heritage Library (52 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins) To IUCN Red List To PESI To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note |
Description: Length: 35-41 cm. Plumage: above pale grey with white collar on hind neck and black crown and crest (non-breeding bird with white forecrown and white streaking on hind crown; crest remains black); below white. Immature with brown mottling on upper wing and back. Bare parts: iris dark brown; bill orange-yellow to orange; feet and legs black with yellow soles. Habitat: creeks, estuaries and offshore waters, extends somewhat inland in places. Resident breeder in Red Sea and Somalia, visitor rest of east coast. <389><391><393> [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137158 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: Adriaens, P. (2013). Sterna bengalensis Lesson, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137158 on 2013-05-22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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