Gull-billed tern
(Redirected from Gelochelidon)
| Gull-billed tern | |
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| File:Australian Tern.pnh | |
| Australian Tern (Gelochelidon macrotarsa) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Aequorlitornithes |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Suborder: | Lari |
| Family: | {{{1}}} |
| Subfamily: | {{{1}}} |
| Genus: | {{{1}}} Brehm, 1830 |
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Gelochelidon is a genus of terns. It was recently considered a monotypic genus, but the Australian tern was split from the gull-billed tern.
Species[edit]
The genus contains 2 species:[1]
- Gull-billed Tern, Gelochelidon nilotica
- Australian Tern, Gelochelidon macrotarsa
References[edit]
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Noddies, gulls, terns, auks". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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