Peruvian Tern Sternula lorata Scientific name definitions
- EN Endangered
- Names (26)
- Monotypic
Jaime Flores, Fernando Medrano, Jhonson Vizcarra, and Peter Pyle
Version: 2.0 — Published December 22, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Перуанска рибарка |
| Catalan | xatrac menut de Humboldt |
| Czech | rybák peruánský |
| Danish | Peruterne |
| Dutch | Humboldtstern |
| English | Peruvian Tern |
| English (United States) | Peruvian Tern |
| Finnish | chilenpikkutiira |
| French | Sterne du Pérou |
| French (France) | Sterne du Pérou |
| German | Peruseeschwalbe |
| Icelandic | Þvengþerna |
| Japanese | ペルーアジサシ |
| Norwegian | perudvergterne |
| Polish | rybitwa peruwiańska |
| Russian | Чилийская крачка |
| Serbian | Peruanska čigra |
| Slovak | rybár peruánsky |
| Spanish | Charrancito Peruano |
| Spanish (Chile) | Gaviotín chico |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Gaviotín Peruano |
| Spanish (Peru) | Gaviotín Peruano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Charrancito peruano |
| Swedish | perutärna |
| Turkish | Peru Sumrusu |
| Ukrainian | Крячок перуанський |
Revision Notes
Jaime Flores, Fernando Medrano, and Jhonson Vizcarra revised the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. JoAnn Hackos, Robin K. Murie, and Daphne R. Walmer copy-edited the account. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Eliza Wein generated the map.
Sternula lorata (Philippi & Landbeck, 1861)
PROTONYM:
Sterna lorata
Philippi & Landbeck, 1861. Anales de la Universidad de Chile 19, p.612.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Arica Bay, Tacna, Chile.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- STERNULA
- lorata
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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