Biology:Gelochelidon
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Gelochelidon is a genus of terns. It was considered a monotypic genus until the Australian tern was split from the gull-billed tern.
Taxonomy
The genus Gelochelidon was introduced in 1830 by the German zoologist Alfred Brehm.[1] The type species is the gull-billed tern.[2] The name combines the Ancient Greek gelaō meaning "to laugh" with khelidōn meaning "swallow".[3]
The genus contains 2 species:[4]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Gull-billed tern
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Gelochelidon nilotica (Gmelin, JF, 1789) Five subspecies
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southern Europe, temperate and eastern Asia, both coasts of North America, eastern South America.
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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| Australian tern
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Gelochelidon macrotarsa (Gould, 1837) |
Australia and New Guinea. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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References
- ↑ Brehm, Alfred (1830). "Beschluss der Uebersicht der deutschen Vögel" (in German, Latin). Isis von Oken 23: cols 985–1013 [994]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27508416.
- ↑ Peters, James Lee, ed (1934). Check-List of Birds of the World. 2. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 329. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14483142.
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 171. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4. https://archive.org/stream/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling#page/n171/mode/1up.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds (August 2022). "Noddies, gulls, terns, skimmers, skuas, auks". IOC World Bird List Version 12.2. International Ornithologists' Union. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/gulls/.
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