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Greater Crested Tern

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Greater Crested Tern

Summary

Greater Crested Tern is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (156 views/month, #1,596 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Greater Crested Tern's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Greater Crested Tern is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Greater Crested Tern's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Greater Crested Tern is classified within Thalasseus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Greater Crested Tern is Thalasseus bergii[7].
  • Greater Crested Tern's Commons category is recorded as Thalasseus bergii[8].
  • Greater Crested Tern's Commons gallery is recorded as Thalasseus bergii[9].
  • Greater Crested Tern's original combination is recorded as Sterna bergii[10].
  • Greater Crested Tern's has characteristic is recorded as oviparity[11].
  • Greater Crested Tern's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'T. bergii'}[12].
  • Greater Crested Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Greater Crested Tern'}[13].
  • Greater Crested Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Geelbekseeswael (Geelbeksterretjie)'}[14].
  • Greater Crested Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'id', 'text': 'Dara-laut jambul'}[15].
  • Greater Crested Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Charrán piquigualdo'}[16].
  • Greater Crested Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Sterne huppée'}[17].
  • Greater Crested Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Sterna di Bergius'}[18].
  • Greater Crested Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Eilseeschwalbe'}[19].
  • Greater Crested Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'นกนางนวลแกลบหงอนใหญ่'}[20].
  • Greater Crested Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Крачка Берга'}[21].
  • Greater Crested Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Grote Kuifstern'}[22].
  • Greater Crested Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Bergius-terne'}[23].
  • Greater Crested Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Hinduterne'}[24].
  • Greater Crested Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'オオアジサシ'}[25].
  • Greater Crested Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'töyhtötiira'}[26].
  • Greater Crested Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'rybák chocholatý'}[27].

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Classification

Greater Crested Tern's scientific name is Thalasseus bergii[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Thalasseus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[13], {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Geelbekseeswael (Geelbeksterretjie)'}[14], {'lang': 'id', 'text': 'Dara-laut jambul'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Charrán piquigualdo'}[16], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Sterne huppée'}[17], and {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Sterna di Bergius'}[18].

Identifiers

Greater Crested Tern's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 144540[28]. Greater Crested Tern's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 297816[29]. Greater Crested Tern's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5789283[30]. Greater Crested Tern's ITIS TSN is recorded as 824140[31].

Why It Matters

Greater Crested Tern ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (156 views/month, #1,596 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 31 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . 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 6.4. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. 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] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.4. 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 rank → species
    Has characteristic → oviparity
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