Sternula

Sternula
Little tern
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Subfamily: Sterninae
Genus: Sternula
F. Boie, 1822
Type species
Sterna minuta Linnaeus, 1766=Sterna albifrons Pallas, 1764
Species

7, see text

Sternula is a genus of small white terns, with a global distribution along sheltered sandy coasts and large rivers.

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