WoRMS taxon details
Sterna elegans Gambel, 1849
225959 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:225959)
accepted
Species
Thalasseus elegans (Gambel, 1849) · unaccepted
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
WoRMS (2025). Sterna elegans Gambel, 1849. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225959 on 2025-08-08
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Woehler E.J. (compiler) 2006. Species list prepared for SCAR/IUCN/BirdLife International Workshop on Antarctic Regional Seabird Populations, March 2005, Cambridge, UK. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | Aztekerterne | [details] |
| Dutch | Californische kuifstern | [details] |
| English | elegant tern | [details] |
| French | sterne élégante | [details] |
| German | Schmuckseeschwalbe | [details] |
| Lithuanian | grakščioji žuvėdra | [details] |
| Polish | rybitwa kalifornijska | [details] |
| Russian | крачка элегантная | [details] |
| Slovenian | prelestna čigra | [details] |
| Spanish | charrán elegante | [details] |
| Turkish | kara kanatlı bataklık kırlangıcı | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Крячок елегантний | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes) (from synonym Thalasseus elegans (Gambel, 1849))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (153 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications) (from synonym Thalasseus elegans (Gambel, 1849))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Thalasseus elegans) (from synonym Thalasseus elegans (Gambel, 1849))
To GenBank (131 nucleotides; 32 proteins) (from synonym Thalasseus elegans (Gambel, 1849))
To GenBank (131 nucleotides; 32 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened) (from synonym Thalasseus elegans (Gambel, 1849))
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (153 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications) (from synonym Thalasseus elegans (Gambel, 1849))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Thalasseus elegans) (from synonym Thalasseus elegans (Gambel, 1849))
To GenBank (131 nucleotides; 32 proteins) (from synonym Thalasseus elegans (Gambel, 1849))
To GenBank (131 nucleotides; 32 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened) (from synonym Thalasseus elegans (Gambel, 1849))
To PESI
To ITIS
