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
Parent taxon: Laridae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Chandler 1990, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Lambrecht 1933, Mlikovsky 2002, Olson 1975, Olson and James 1982, Olson and Rasmussen 2001, Parmalee 1992, Shufeldt 1891, Smith 2011, Wetmore 1956 and Worthy and Grant-Mackie 2003
Sister taxa: Anoinae, Anous, Chlidonias, Chroicocephalus, Creagrus, Gaviota, Gelochelidon, Gyginae, Gygis, Hydrocoloeus, Hydroprogne, Larinae, Larosterna, Larus, Leucophaeus, Limosavis, Onychoprion, Pagophila, Rhodostethia, Rissa, Rynchopinae, Sterninae, Sternula, Thalasseus, Xema
Subtaxa: Sterna forsteri Sterna hirundo Sterna milneedwardsi Sterna paradisaea Sterna striata Sterna sumatrana Sterna vittata
Type: Sterna hirundo
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Antarctica (1 collection), Canada (5: Nunavut, Quebec, Yukon), Mexico (1), Micronesia (2), New Zealand (4), Northern Mariana Islands (1), Palau (1), the Russian Federation (1), South Africa (1), Spain (1), United States (5: Alabama, California, Oregon, Virginia)
• Blancan of United States (1: California)
Total: 24 collections including 25 occurrences
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