Biology:Gelochelidon
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Short description: Genus of birds
| Gelochelidon | |
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| Australian tern (Gelochelidon macrotarsa) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Subfamily: | Sterninae |
| Genus: | Gelochelidon Brehm, CL, 1830 |
| Type species | |
| Gelochelidon meridionalis[1] = Sterna nilotica Brehm, 1830
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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.[2] The type species is the gull-billed tern.[3] The name combines the Ancient Greek gelaō meaning "to laugh" with khelidōn meaning "swallow".[4]
The genus contains 2 species:[5]
| 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
- ↑ "Laridae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=61.
- ↑ 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/.
Wikidata ☰ Q11840576 entry
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