WoRMS name details
Sterna bergii Lichtenstein, 1823
212606 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212606)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
- Subspecies Sterna bergii bergii (Lichtenstein, 1823)
- Subspecies Sterna bergii cristatus Stephens, 1826
- Subspecies Sterna bergii enigmus (Clancey, 1979)
- Subspecies Sterna bergii gwendolenae Mathews, 1912
- Subspecies Sterna bergii thalassinus Stresemann, 1914
- Subspecies Sterna bergii velox Cretzschmar, 1827
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Length: 46-50 cm. Plumage: above, dark grey tail, rump, wings and back with white leading and trailing edges to spread...
Description Length: 46-50 cm. Plumage: above, dark grey tail, rump, wings and back with white leading and trailing edges to spread wing; white collar on hindneck; crest and crown black; clearly demarcated forehead white (white speckling on forecrown in non-breeding bird); underparts white. Immature above dark brownish black with white edges to feathers. Bare parts: iris dark brown; bill yellow or geenish yellow; feet and legs black sometimes with yellow soles. Habitat: seashores and estuaries. Breeds in WIO. <389><391><393> [details]
WoRMS (2026). Sterna bergii Lichtenstein, 1823. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212606 on 2026-06-21
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1998-08-23 12:30:25Z
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Depew, Lorna
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Other
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]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Length: 46-50 cm. Plumage: above, dark grey tail, rump, wings and back with white leading and trailing edges to spread wing; white collar on hindneck; crest and crown black; clearly demarcated forehead white (white speckling on forecrown in non-breeding bird); underparts white. Immature above dark brownish black with white edges to feathers. Bare parts: iris dark brown; bill yellow or geenish yellow; feet and legs black sometimes with yellow soles. Habitat: seashores and estuaries. Breeds in WIO. <389><391><393> [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | grote kuifstern | [details] |
| English | swift terngreater crested terngreat crested tern | [details] |
| French | Sterne huppée | [details] |
| German | Eilseeschwalbe | [details] |
| Japanese | オオアジサシ | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (226 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To GenBank (45 nucleotides; 30 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To ITIS
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To GenBank (45 nucleotides; 30 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
