WoRMS taxon details
Sterna forsteri Nuttall, 1834
159057 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159057)
accepted
Species
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Distribution Gulf of Maine to the Gulf of Mexico
Distribution Gulf of Maine to the Gulf of Mexico [details]
WoRMS (2025). Sterna forsteri Nuttall, 1834. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159057 on 2025-11-23
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p. [details]
Other
context source (Bermuda)
Amos, E. J. R. (1991). A Guide to The Birds of Bermuda. 206 pp [details]
additional source Vanner, M. (2003). The encyclopedia of North American birds. <em>Paragon Publishing.</em> 1-383. [details]
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]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Vanner, M. (2003). The encyclopedia of North American birds. <em>Paragon Publishing.</em> 1-383. [details]
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]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Gulf of Maine to the Gulf of Mexico [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Forsters stern | [details] |
| English | Forster's tern | [details] |
| French | sterne de Forster | [details] |
| German | Forsterseeschwalbe | [details] |
| Lithuanian | Forsterio žuvėdra | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | prærieterne | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | prærieterne | [details] |
| Polish | rybitwa czarnoucha | [details] |
| Russian | крачка форстера | [details] |
| Slovenian | ameriška rečna čigra | [details] |
| Spanish | charrán de Forster | [details] |
| Swedish | kärrtärna | [details] |
| Turkish | sumrudeniz kırlangıcıbalıkçın | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Крячок Форстера | [details] |
| Welsh | môr-wennol Forster | [details] |
