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Roseate tern
Bird in the family Laridae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the racehorse, see Roseate Tern (horse).
The roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) is a species of tern in the family Laridae. The genus name Sterna is derived from Old English "stearn", "tern",[2] and the specific dougallii refers to Scottish physician and collector Dr Peter McDougall (1777–1814).[3] "Roseate" refers to the bird's pink breast in breeding plumage.[4]
Quick Facts Conservation status, Scientific classification ...
Roseate tern | |
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Nominate S. d. dougallii with all-black bill, Northumberland, UK | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Laridae |
Genus: | Sterna |
Species: | S. dougallii |
Binomial name | |
Sterna dougallii Montagu, 1813 | |
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