Common Tern

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Taxon taxon Q18875
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Common Tern

Summary

Common Tern is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (275 views/month, #1,395 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Common Tern received the Q25378630[3].
  • Common Tern's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Common Tern is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Common Tern's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Common Tern is classified within Sterna[7].
  • Common Tern is endemic to Baidyabati DVC Canal[8].
  • Common Tern is endemic to Purbasthali[9].
  • Common Tern is endemic to Santragachi Jheel[10].
  • Common Tern is endemic to Sunderbans Wildlife National Park[11].
  • Common Tern is endemic to Rabindra Sarobar[12].
  • Common Tern is endemic to Bakkhali[13].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Common Tern is Sterna hirundo[14].
  • Common Tern's Commons category is recorded as Sterna hirundo[15].
  • Common Tern's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sterna hirundo[16].
  • Common Tern's Commons gallery is recorded as Sterna hirundo[17].
  • Common Tern's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/2c04922c-82dd-4718-ab22-c9772408de9c[18].
  • Common Tern's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[19].
  • Common Tern's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. hirundo'}[20].
  • Common Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common Tern'}[21].
  • Common Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Flussseeschwalbe'}[22].
  • Common Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Charrán común'}[23].
  • Common Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Sterne pierregarin'}[24].
  • Common Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Sterna comune'}[25].
  • Common Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Visdief'}[26].
  • Common Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Fjordterne'}[27].

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Classification

Common Tern's scientific name is Sterna hirundo[14]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It is classified within Sterna[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[21], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Flussseeschwalbe'}[22], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Charrán común'}[23], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Sterne pierregarin'}[24], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Sterna comune'}[25], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Visdief'}[26].

Distribution

Recorded endemic to include Baidyabati DVC Canal[8], Purbasthali[9], Santragachi Jheel[10], Sunderbans Wildlife National Park[11], Rabindra Sarobar[12], and Bakkhali[13].

Identifiers

Common Tern's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 108405[28]. Common Tern's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9367409[29]. Common Tern's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176888[30].

Why It Matters

Common Tern ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (275 views/month, #1,395 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

What awards did Common Tern receive?

Honors received include Q25378630[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . jordsand.de. Retrieved . jordsand.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [30] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [29] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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