Gull-billed Tern

species of seabird
Taxon taxon Q18834
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Summary

Gull-billed Tern is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #1,586 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gull-billed Tern's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Gull-billed Tern is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Gull-billed Tern's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Gull-billed Tern is classified within Gelochelidon[6].
  • Gull-billed Tern is endemic to Asan Conservation Reserve[7].
  • Gull-billed Tern is endemic to Little Rann of Kutch[8].
  • Gull-billed Tern is endemic to Thol Lake[9].
  • Gull-billed Tern is endemic to Purbasthali[10].
  • Gull-billed Tern is endemic to Sunderbans Wildlife National Park[11].
  • Gull-billed Tern is endemic to Bakkhali[12].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Gull-billed Tern is Gelochelidon nilotica[13].
  • Gull-billed Tern's Commons category is recorded as Gelochelidon nilotica[14].
  • Gull-billed Tern's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gelochelidon nilotica[15].
  • Gull-billed Tern's Commons gallery is recorded as Gelochelidon nilotica[16].
  • Gull-billed Tern's original combination is recorded as Sterna nilotica[17].
  • Gull-billed Tern's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'G. nilotica'}[18].
  • Gull-billed Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gull-billed Tern'}[19].
  • Gull-billed Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Lachseeschwalbe'}[20].
  • Gull-billed Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pagaza piconegra'}[21].
  • Gull-billed Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'curroc'}[22].
  • Gull-billed Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'rybák černozobý'}[23].
  • Gull-billed Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'naerutiir'}[24].
  • Gull-billed Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Sandterne'}[25].
  • Gull-billed Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Чайконосая крачка'}[26].
  • Gull-billed Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ハシブトアジサシ'}[27].

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Classification

Gull-billed Tern's scientific name is Gelochelidon nilotica[13]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Gelochelidon[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[19], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Lachseeschwalbe'}[20], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pagaza piconegra'}[21], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'curroc'}[22], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'rybák černozobý'}[23], and {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'naerutiir'}[24].

Distribution

Recorded endemic to include Asan Conservation Reserve[7], Little Rann of Kutch[8], Thol Lake[9], Purbasthali[10], Sunderbans Wildlife National Park[11], and Bakkhali[12].

Identifiers

Gull-billed Tern's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 144536[28]. Gull-billed Tern's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 126865[29]. Gull-billed Tern's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2481263[30]. Gull-billed Tern's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176882[31].

Why It Matters

Gull-billed Tern ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #1,586 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 33 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] ↑ . rsis.ramsar.org. rsis.ramsar.org. Provenance: 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] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.4. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: 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 6.3. 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.
  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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  1. 16w ago · Nikola Tulechki · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Regional conservation status → Q219127
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Regional conservation status: Critically Endangered, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259821|batch #259821]]"
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