Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan, 1763
(Arctic Tern)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSterna paradisaea (Arctic Tern)
GenusSterna (terns)
FamilyLARIDAE (sea gulls)
OrderCHARADRIIFORMES (plovers and sea birds)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Sterry, P. 2006 Arctic Tern Vol 17 (6) Page: 429

Sterna paradisaea (Arctic Tern) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sterna paradisaea (Arctic Tern)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Sterna paradisaea (Arctic Tern)
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