Sterna nilotica
creator: van der Land, Jacob
creator: Adriaens, Peter
date: 2026-08-02
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Sterna nilotica Gmelin, 1789
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: WoRMS (2026). Sterna nilotica Gmelin, 1789. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137164 on 2026-08-02
created: 2004-12-21T16:54:05Z
is replaced by: 148798
modified: 2011-04-08T08:18:06Z
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Sterna nilotica Gmelin, 1789
accepted name usage ID: 148798
class: Aves
family: Laridae
genus: Sterna
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Gmelin, J.F. (1789). Aves Anseres. Tome I. Pars II. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae. 1(2): 501-1032.
name published in year: 1789
order: Charadriiformes
parent name usage ID: 137047
phylum: Chordata
scientific name authorship: Gmelin, 1789
specific epithet: nilotica
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: unaccepted