West African Crested Tern

Summary

West African Crested Tern is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #1,622 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• West African Crested Tern's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• West African Crested Tern is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• West African Crested Tern is classified within Thalasseus^[5].
• Under binomial nomenclature, West African Crested Tern is Thalasseus albididorsalis^[6].
• West African Crested Tern's Commons category is recorded as Thalasseus albididorsalis^[7].
• West African Crested Tern's original combination is recorded as Sterna maxima albididorsalis^[8].
• West African Crested Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'West African Crested Tern'}^[9].
• West African Crested Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Sterne d'Afrique"}^[10].
• West African Crested Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Guineaseeschwalbe'}^[11].
• West African Crested Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Sterna reale africana'}^[12].
• West African Crested Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Afrikaanse Koningsstern'}^[13].
• West African Crested Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Vestafrikansk Kongeterne'}^[14].
• West African Crested Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'rybár kráľovský'}^[15].
• West African Crested Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'guineatärna'}^[16].
• West African Crested Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'garajau-real-africano'}^[17].
• West African Crested Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Xatrac reial africà'}^[18].
• West African Crested Tern's taxon range is recorded as Africa^[19].

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Classification

West African Crested Tern's scientific name is Thalasseus albididorsalis^[6]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Thalasseus^[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[9], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Sterne d'Afrique"}^[10], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Guineaseeschwalbe'}^[11], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Sterna reale africana'}^[12], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Afrikaanse Koningsstern'}^[13], and {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Vestafrikansk Kongeterne'}^[14].

Identifiers

West African Crested Tern's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7589018^[20].

Why It Matters

West African Crested Tern ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #1,622 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]