Least Tern

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Taxon taxon Q28168
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Least Tern

Summary

Least Tern is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #1,569 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Least Tern's image is recorded as Sternula antillarum -Atlantic coast, New Jersey, USA-8 (1).jpg[3].
  • Least Tern's image is recorded as Sternula antillarum browni, San Luis Obispo, California 1.jpg[4].
  • Least Tern's instance of is recorded as taxon[5].
  • Least Tern's taxon rank is recorded as species[6].
  • Least Tern's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[7].
  • Least Tern's parent taxon is recorded as Sternula[8].
  • Least Tern's taxon range map image is recorded as Sternula antillarum map.svg[9].
  • Least Tern's taxon name is recorded as Sternula antillarum[10].
  • Least Tern's Commons category is recorded as Sternula antillarum[11].
  • Least Tern's IUCN taxon ID is recorded as 22694673[12].
  • Least Tern's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bd5fk[13].
  • Least Tern's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 471862[14].
  • Least Tern's ITIS TSN is recorded as 824127[15].
  • Least Tern's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5789285[16].
  • Least Tern's WoRMS-ID for taxa is recorded as 567797[17].
  • Least Tern's Commons gallery is recorded as Sternula antillarum[18].
  • Least Tern's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 1212371[19].
  • Least Tern's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. antillarum'}[20].
  • Least Tern's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Least Tern'}[21].
  • Least Tern's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Antillenseeschwalbe'}[22].
  • Least Tern's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Charrancito americano'}[23].
  • Least Tern's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Petite Sterne'}[24].
  • Least Tern's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Fraticello americano'}[25].
  • Least Tern's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Карликовая крачка'}[26].
  • Least Tern's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Amerikaanse Dwergstern'}[27].

Why It Matters

Least Tern ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #1,569 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [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. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of taxon
    Taxon range Brazil, South America, Marajó
    Taxon common name {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Least Tern'}, {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Antillenseeschwalbe'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Charrancito americano'} +24
    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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