River Tern

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Taxon taxon Q28514
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River Tern

Summary

River Tern is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #1,604 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • River Tern's image is recorded as River tern (Sterna aurantia).jpg[3].
  • River Tern's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • River Tern's taxon rank is recorded as species[5].
  • River Tern's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[6].
  • River Tern's parent taxon is recorded as Sterna[7].
  • River Tern's taxon name is recorded as Sterna aurantia[8].
  • River Tern's Commons category is recorded as Sterna aurantia[9].
  • River Tern's IUCN taxon ID is recorded as 22694537[10].
  • River Tern's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08r35v[11].
  • River Tern's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176905[12].
  • River Tern's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5229239[13].
  • River Tern's WoRMS-ID for taxa is recorded as 343926[14].
  • River Tern's Commons gallery is recorded as Sterna aurantia[15].
  • River Tern's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. aurantia'}[16].
  • River Tern's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'River Tern'}[17].
  • River Tern's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hinduseeschwalbe'}[18].
  • River Tern's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Charrán indio'}[19].
  • River Tern's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'xatrac fluvial'}[20].
  • River Tern's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'rybák říční'}[21].
  • River Tern's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'tulvatiir'}[22].
  • River Tern's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Flodterne'}[23].
  • River Tern's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Индийская крачка'}[24].
  • River Tern's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'カワアジサシ'}[25].
  • River Tern's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Flodterne'}[26].
  • River Tern's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'jokitiira'}[27].

Why It Matters

River Tern ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #1,604 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 13 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] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. 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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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_river-tern_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{River Tern}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/river-tern}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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