WoRMS taxon details
Sterna dougallii Montagu, 1813
137160 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137160)
accepted
Species
marine, terrestrial
Montagu, G. (1813). Supplement to the Ornithological Dictionary, or synopsis of British birds. <em>Exeter: S. Woolmer.</em> 6: 476pp, 24 plates., available online at http://dbooks.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/books/PDFs/600043286.pdf
page(s): 397 of pdf [details]
page(s): 397 of pdf [details]
Description Length: 33-40 cm. Plumage: above tail very pale grey rump white, back and wings very pale grey, hindneck collar white; cap...
Distribution Caribbean; North America; Nova Scotia and into the Gulf of Maine; colonies very local
Description Length: 33-40 cm. Plumage: above tail very pale grey rump white, back and wings very pale grey, hindneck collar white; cap black; below entirely white tinged rosey in breeding plumage; tail with long outer tail feathers which extend beyond wing in resting bird; outer primaries and associated coverts dark grey. Immature mottled ashy brown above with dark band on upper wing coverts. Bare parts: iris dark brown; bill black, red base in breeding bird; feet and legs bright red. Habitat: sea coast and offshore islands. Resident. <389><391><393> [details]
Distribution Caribbean; North America; Nova Scotia and into the Gulf of Maine; colonies very local
Distribution Caribbean; North America; Nova Scotia and into the Gulf of Maine; colonies very local [details]
WoRMS (2023). Sterna dougallii Montagu, 1813. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137160 on 2023-09-29
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original description
Montagu, G. (1813). Supplement to the Ornithological Dictionary, or synopsis of British birds. <em>Exeter: S. Woolmer.</em> 6: 476pp, 24 plates., available online at http://dbooks.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/books/PDFs/600043286.pdf
page(s): 397 of pdf [details]
context source (HKRMS) HKBWS. (2013). Hong Kong Bird Report 2011. <em>The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society.</em> [details]
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Amos, E. J. R. (1991). A Guide to The Birds of Bermuda. 206 pp [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p. [details]
additional source Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p. [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source 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]
additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details]
additional source Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [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 Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
page(s): 397 of pdf [details]
context source (HKRMS) HKBWS. (2013). Hong Kong Bird Report 2011. <em>The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society.</em> [details]
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Amos, E. J. R. (1991). A Guide to The Birds of Bermuda. 206 pp [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p. [details]
additional source Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p. [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source 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]
additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details]
additional source Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [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 Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request] 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
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Description Length: 33-40 cm. Plumage: above tail very pale grey rump white, back and wings very pale grey, hindneck collar white; cap black; below entirely white tinged rosey in breeding plumage; tail with long outer tail feathers which extend beyond wing in resting bird; outer primaries and associated coverts dark grey. Immature mottled ashy brown above with dark band on upper wing coverts. Bare parts: iris dark brown; bill black, red base in breeding bird; feet and legs bright red. Habitat: sea coast and offshore islands. Resident. <389><391><393> [details]Dimensions Length: 15 1/2" (39 cm); Wingspan: 29" (74 cm) [details]
Distribution Caribbean; North America; Nova Scotia and into the Gulf of Maine; colonies very local [details]
Reproduction Breeds on the Atlantic coast from the Magdalen Islands and Nova Scotia to northern South America; and on the eastern side of the Atlantic from the British Isles to South Africa; also in the Indian and South Pacific Oceans to Australia. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | rosenterne | [details] |
| Dutch | Dougalls stern | [details] |
| English | roseate tern | [details] |
| French | sterne de Dougall | [details] |
| German | Rosenseeschwalbe | [details] |
| Hebrew | שחפית ורדרדת *שחפית ורדרדת | [details] |
| Italian | sterna del Dougall | [details] |
| Japanese | ベニアジサシ | [details] |
| Lithuanian | rožinė žuvėdra | [details] |
| Norwegian | rosenterne | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | rosenterne | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | rosenterne | [details] |
| Polish | rybitwa różowa | [details] |
| Russian | розовая крачка | [details] |
| Scottish Gaelic | geabhróg rósach | [details] |
| Slovenian | rožnata čigra | [details] |
| Spanish | charrán rosado | [details] |
| Swedish | rosentärna | [details] |
| Turkish | pembe sumruibibikhüthütçavuş kuşu | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Рожевий крячокКрячок рожевий | [details] |
| Welsh | môr-wennol wridog | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (132 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (38 nucleotides; 33 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (132 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (38 nucleotides; 33 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
