Sternula
| Sternula | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Little tern | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Subfamily: | Sterninae |
| Genus: |
Sternula F. Boie, 1822 |
| Species | |
|
7, see text |
|
7, see text
Sternula is a genus of small white terns. It is often subsumed into the larger genus Sterna, although the most recent changes to the AOU checklist considers it a separate genus. The genus name is a diminutive of Sterna, "tern". Listed alphabetically.
Saunders’s and least terns were both formerly considered to be subspecies of little tern.
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