West African Crested Tern Thalasseus albididorsalis Scientific name definitions
- Names (22)
- Monotypic
Shawn M. Billerman, P. A. Buckley, and Francine G. Buckley
Version: 1.0 — Published August 18, 2021
Revision Notes
Version: 1.0 — Published August 18, 2021
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Wes-Afrikasterretjie |
| Czech | rybák západoafrický |
| Danish | Vestafrikansk Kongeterne |
| English | West African Crested Tern |
| English (United States) | West African Crested Tern |
| French | Sterne d'Afrique |
| French (French Guiana) | Sterne d'Afrique |
| German | Guineaseeschwalbe |
| Greek | Αφρικανικό Διπλογλάρονο |
| Hebrew | שחפית מערב אפריקנית |
| Icelandic | Brimþerna |
| Japanese | アフリカオオアジサシ |
| Polish | rybitwa jasnogrzbieta |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Garajau-real-africano |
| Serbian | Afrička ćubasta čigra |
| Slovak | rybár kráľovský |
| Slovenian | Afriška čopasta čigra |
| Spanish | Charrán Real Africano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Charrán real africano |
| Swedish | guineatärna |
| Turkish | Batı Afrika Sumrusu |
| Ukrainian | Крячок африканський |
Revision Notes
Shawn M. Billerman standardized the account's content with Clements taxonomy.
Thalasseus albididorsalis ("Hartert, E", 1921)
PROTONYM:
Sterna maxima albididorsalis
"Hartert, E", 1921. Vog.palaark.Fauna 2, p.1698.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Bale du Levrier, Cape Blanco, Morocco.
Definitions
- THALASSEUS
- albididorsalis
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