Aves - Charadriiformes - Laridae
Alternative combination: Sterna stolida
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Anous according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Linnaeus 1758, Olson 1975, Olson et al. 1990, Steadman 1991, Steadman 1994, Steadman 1999, Steadman and Intoh 1994, Steadman et al. 1990 and Steadman and Pahlavan 1992
Sister taxa: Anous ceruleus, Anous minutus, Anous tenuirostris
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of American Samoa (1 collection), the Bahamas (1), Cook Islands (5), French Polynesia (4), Micronesia (4), Niue (7), Northern Mariana Islands (8), Palau (3), Solomon Islands (21), Tonga (2), Venezuela (1)
Total: 57 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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