Gelochelidon
| Gelochelidon | |
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| Australian tern (Gelochelidon macrotarsa) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Subfamily: | Sterninae |
| Genus: | Gelochelidon Brehm, 1830 |
| Species | |
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Gelochelidon is a genus of terns. It was recently considered a monotypic genus, but the Australian tern was split from the gull-billed tern.
Species[]
The genus contains 2 species:[1]
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Gull-billed tern | Gelochelidon nilotica | southern Europe, temperate and eastern Asia, both coasts of North America, eastern South America. |
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Australian tern | Gelochelidon macrotarsa | Australia and New Guinea. |
References[]
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Noddies, gulls, terns, auks". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
Categories:
- Bird genera
- Laridae
- Taxa named by Christian Ludwig Brehm