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Species profile—Gelochelidon macrotarsa (Australian tern)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Laridae (gulls, terns and noddies) → Gelochelidon macrotarsa (Australian tern)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Laridae (gulls, terns and noddies)
Scientific name
Gelochelidon macrotarsa (Gould, 1837)
Common name
Australian tern
Type reference
Gould, J. (1837). A Synopsis of the Birds of Australia, and Adjacent Islands. J. Gould, London. 8 pp., 73 pls.
WildNet taxon ID
1886
Synonym(s)
Sterna nilotica
Gelochelidon nilotica macrotarsa
Gelochelidon nilotica
Alternate name(s)
gull-billed tern
Australian gull-billed tern
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
SL
Conservation significant
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Marine & Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1886.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024