Sterna hirundo Linnaeus 1758 (common tern)
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Aves - Charadriiformes - Laridae
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 Sterna according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Hay 1930 and Linnaeus 1758
Sister taxa: Sterna forsteri, Sterna milneedwardsi, Sterna paradisaea, Sterna striata, Sterna sumatrana, Sterna vittata
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Paternoster (Quaternary of South Africa)
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