White Tern

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q248740
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White Tern

Summary

White Tern is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (188 views/month, #1,597 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • White Tern's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • White Tern is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • White Tern's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • White Tern is classified within Gygis[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, White Tern is Gygis alba[7].
  • White Tern's Commons category is recorded as Gygis alba[8].
  • White Tern's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gygis alba[9].
  • White Tern's Commons gallery is recorded as Gygis alba[10].
  • White Tern's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'G. alba'}[11].
  • White Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White Tern'}[12].
  • White Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'id', 'text': 'Dara-laut putih'}[13].
  • White Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Feenseeschwalbe'}[14].
  • White Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Charrán blanco común'}[15].
  • White Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Gygis blanche'}[16].
  • White Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Sterna bianca'}[17].
  • White Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Opaalstern'}[18].
  • White Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Atlantisk Silketerne'}[19].
  • White Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Silketerne'}[20].
  • White Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Белая крачка'}[21].
  • White Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'xatrac blanc comú'}[22].
  • White Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'nody bělostný'}[23].
  • White Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'môr-wennol wen'}[24].
  • White Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'haldjastiir'}[25].
  • White Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'シロアジサシ'}[26].
  • White Tern is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'keijutiira'}[27].

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Classification

White Tern's scientific name is Gygis alba[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Gygis[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[12], {'lang': 'id', 'text': 'Dara-laut putih'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Feenseeschwalbe'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Charrán blanco común'}[15], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Gygis blanche'}[16], and {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Sterna bianca'}[17].

Identifiers

White Tern's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4566[28]. White Tern's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 297809[29]. White Tern's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45509260[30]. White Tern's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2481213[31]. White Tern's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176954[32].

Why It Matters

White Tern ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (188 views/month, #1,597 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.4. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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