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Species profile—Sternula nereis exsul (New Caledonian fairy tern)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Laridae (gulls, terns and noddies) → Sternula nereis exsul (New Caledonian fairy tern)

Photo of Sternula nereis exsul (New Caledonian fairy tern) - McDougall (Rockhampton), A.,QPWS,2009
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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Laridae (gulls, terns and noddies)
Scientific name
Sternula nereis exsul Mathews, 1912
Common name
New Caledonian fairy tern
Type reference
Mathews, G.M. (1912). The Birds of Australia. Witherby & Co., London. Vol. 2 pt 4 pp. 357-476.
WildNet taxon ID
1900
Synonym(s)
Sterna nereis
Sternula nereis
Alternate name(s)
fairy tern
fairy tern (New Caledonian)
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Endangered
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=1900.

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

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Last updated
20 May 2024