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Species profile—Gelochelidon nilotica (gull-billed tern)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Laridae (gulls, terns and noddies) → Gelochelidon nilotica (gull-billed tern)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Laridae (gulls, terns and noddies)
Scientific name
Gelochelidon nilotica Gmelin, 1789
Common name
gull-billed tern
Type reference
Gmelin, G.F. (1789). Systema Naturae, & c. Linneai, Caroli. Edito decima tertia, aucta reformata, cura J. F. Gmelin.
WildNet taxon ID
1891
Synonym(s)
Sterna nilotica
Alternate name(s)
common 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=1891.

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

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