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Sterna
tern sp.
As recorded: Sterna Linnaeus, 1758
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Charadriiformes › Laridae
- Collected by
- ?
- Locality
- exact locality unknown
- Region
- Unknown Region
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Sterna observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 267,287 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Scamander TAS 7215, Australia
(c) Alan Melville, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-10-28
Scamander TAS 7215, Australia
(c) Alan Melville, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-10-28
Western Australia, AU
no rights reserved

2026-10-28
Scamander TAS 7215, Australia
(c) Alan Melville, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-10-28
Smoky Bay SA 5680, Australia
(c) Paddy Kemner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Smoky Bay SA 5680, Australia
(c) Paddy Kemner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Sterna. BPBM 1932. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38806972. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/1932.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38806972 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
