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English Gull-billed Tern Scientific (Gelochelidon nilotica) Order CHARADRIIFORMES Family (Latin) Laridae Family (English) Gulls, Terns, Skimmers Other name(s) Common Gull-billed Tern Breeding Regions PAL, AF, OR, NA, MA, SA Breeding Range widespread inland, sw Europe to ne China; coastal China; coastal w North Atlantic and Caribbean; coastal s California and Mexico; coastal South America and inland nc Argentina Nonbreeding Range to subtropical and tropical coasts, rivers and lakes worldwide (except remote is.) Countries (BETA)map Afghanistan,Albania,Algeria,Angola,Argentina,Armenia,Austria,Azerbaijan,Bahamas,Bahrain, IOC 13.1 Subspecies Group Subspecies Breeding Range nilotica inland s Europe, n Africa through the Middle East to Inner Mongolia (ne China) and Indus Valley (c Pakistan) affinis coastal Bohai Gulf (ec China) to se China aranea coastal w North Atlantic of e USA from s New England to Florida, Gulf of Mexico to se Mexico; Greater Antilles and Virgin Is. vanrossemi s California to Sinaloa (nw Mexico) gronvoldi patchily coastal French Guiana and Ecuador (race?) to Brazil and ec Argentina; also inland in nc Argentina
IUCN Status Code LC (Birdlife factsheet ) Described by (Gmelin, JF, 1789) German Lachseeschwalbe French Sterne hansel Chinese 鸥嘴噪鸥 Japanese ハシブトアジサシ Russian Чайконосая крачка Spanish Pagaza piconegra Portuguese tagaz-comum Bird Data App text
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Breeding Range Codes AF Africa (entire continent rather than south of Sahara) AN Antarctica AO Atlantic Ocean AU Australasia (Wallacea (Indonesian islands east of Wallace's line), New Guinea and its islands, EU Eurasia (Europe, Asia from the Middle East through central Asia north of the Himalayas, Siberia and northern China to Japan) IO Indian Ocean LA Latin America (Middle and South America) MA Middle America (Mexico through Panama) NA North America (includes the Caribbean) NO Northern oceans OR Oriental Region (South Asia from Pakistan to Taiwan, plus Southeast Asia, the Philippines, and Greater Sundas) PO Pacific Ocean SA South America SO Southern oceans TO Temperate oceans TrO Tropical oceans Worldwide Worldwide
IUCN Status Codes EX Extinct EW Extinct in the wild CR Critically Endangered EN Endangered VU Vulnerable NT Near Threatened LC Least Concern DD Data deficient NE Not evaluated PE Probably extinct (informal) PEW Probably extinct in the wild (informal)
