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Onychoprion lunatus (gray-backed tern)
Taxonomy
Sterna lunata was named by Peale (1848). It is extant.
It was recombined as Onychoprion lunatus by Clements et al. (2017).
It was recombined as Onychoprion lunatus by Clements et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1848 | Sterna lunata Peale |
| 1994 | Sterna lunata Steadman and Intoh p. 129 |
| 2017 | Onychoprion lunatus Clements et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Onychoprion lunatus Peale 1848 [gray-backed tern]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Benton 1983, Marsh 1875 | |||||