Forster's Tern

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Taxon taxon Q430529
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Forster's Tern

Summary

Forster's Tern is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (123 views/month, #1,566 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Forster's Tern's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Forster's Tern is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Forster's Tern's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Forster's Tern belongs to the parent taxon Sterna[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Forster's Tern is Sterna forsteri[7].
  • Forster's Tern's Commons category is recorded as Sterna forsteri[8].
  • Forster's Tern's Commons gallery is recorded as Sterna forsteri[9].
  • Forster's Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Forster's Tern"}[10].
  • Forster's Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Sterne de Forster'}[11].
  • Forster's Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Charrán de Forster'}[12].
  • Forster's Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Forsterseeschwalbe'}[13].
  • Forster's Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Sterna di Forster'}[14].
  • Forster's Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Forsters Stern'}[15].
  • Forster's Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Prærie-terne'}[16].
  • Forster's Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Prærieterne'}[17].
  • Forster's Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Крачка Форстера'}[18].
  • Forster's Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'メリケンアジサシ'}[19].
  • Forster's Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'xatrac de Forster'}[20].
  • Forster's Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'rybák Forsterův'}[21].
  • Forster's Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'sootiir'}[22].
  • Forster's Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'môr-wennol Forster'}[23].
  • Forster's Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'hopeatiira'}[24].
  • Forster's Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'tavi csér'}[25].
  • Forster's Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'rybitwa czarnoucha'}[26].
  • Forster's Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'rybár močiarny'}[27].

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Classification

Forster's Tern's scientific name is Sterna forsteri[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Sterna[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': "it"}[10], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Sterne de Forster'}[11], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Charrán de Forster'}[12], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Forsterseeschwalbe'}[13], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Sterna di Forster'}[14], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Forsters Stern'}[15].

Identifiers

Forster's Tern's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4457[28]. Forster's Tern's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 297819[29]. Forster's Tern's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5229247[30]. Forster's Tern's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176887[31].

Why It Matters

Forster's Tern ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (123 views/month, #1,566 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.4. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . Gwefan Llên Natur. 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.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Taxon range Brazil, South America
    Wingspan {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+77.5'}
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