WoRMS name details
Sterna elegans Gambel, 1849
225959 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:225959)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
WoRMS (2026). Sterna elegans Gambel, 1849. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225959 on 2026-10-01
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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] |
