Sterna

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IOC Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Cladus: Reptilia • Cladus: Archosauria • Classis: AvesCategory:Genera of Aves#Sterna • Superordo: Neognathae • Ordo: Charadriiformes • Familia: Laridae • Genus: Sterna Linnaeus, 1758
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S. acuticauda, S. aurantia, S. dougallii, S. forsteri, S. hirundinacea, S. hirundo, S. paradisaea, S. repressa, S. striata, S. sumatrana, S. trudeaui, S. virgata, S. vittata
Note: IOC classification 2.3 has moved many Sterna species into the genera Onychoprion, Sternula and Thalasseus
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Sterna 
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InfraorderTetanurae
CladeOrionides
CladeCoelurosauria
CladeNeocoelurosauria
CladeManiraptoriformes
CladeManiraptora
ClassAves
SubclassNeornithes
InfraclassNeognathae
SuperorderNeoaves
OrderCharadriiformes
SuborderLari
FamilyLaridae
GenusSterna
Taxon authorCarl Linnaeus, 1758
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Wikidata Q76366
J9U entity ID: 987007534025305171
NCBI taxonomy ID: 70608
ITIS TSN: 176885
Fossilworks taxon ID: 83370
GBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update): 2481227
WoRMS-ID for taxa: 137047
ZooBank ID for name or act: 539E5302-7E5C-43E9-B987-1F0DF9ABEDAC
Plazi ID: D7624690-575E-813E-2827-385B7254F719
New Zealand Organisms Register ID: 6d32a6b9-7a8d-4e60-abb3-0c7bfa76404f
EPPO Code: 1STNAG
iNaturalist taxon ID: 4424
NBN System Key: NBNSYS0000188724
BOLD Systems taxon ID: 4465
ADW taxon ID: Sterna
IRMNG ID: 1294558
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Sterna acuticauda (cat.)

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Sterna aurantia (cat.)

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Sterna dougallii (cat.)

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Sterna forsteri (cat.)

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Sterna hirundinacea (cat.)

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Sterna hirundo (cat.)

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Sterna paradisaea (cat.)

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Sterna repressa (cat.)

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Sterna striata (cat.)

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Sterna sumatrana (cat.)

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Sterna trudeaui (cat.)

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Sterna virgata (cat.)

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Sterna vittata (cat.)

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