Sterna striata Gmelin 1789 (white-fronted tern)
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Aves - Charadriiformes - Laridae
Belongs to Sterna according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Tennyson and Millener 1994, Worthy 1998 and Worthy and Grant-Mackie 2003
Sister taxa: Sterna forsteri, Sterna hirundo, Sterna milneedwardsi, Sterna paradisaea, Sterna sumatrana, Sterna vittata
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of New Zealand (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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