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Bridled Tern
Julien Renoult, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Shorebirds, gulls & terns

Bridled Tern

Onychoprion anaethetus (Scopoli, 1786)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBridled Tern
DutchBrilstern
SpanishCharrán embridado
Chinese褐翅燕鸥
Scientific nameOnychoprion anaethetus (Scopoli, 1786)

About this species

The bridled tern (Onychoprion anaethetus) is a seabird of the family Laridae. It is a bird of the tropical oceans. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek. The genus comes from onux meaning "claw" or "nail", and prion, meaning "saw". The specific anaethetus means "senseless, stupid", in reference to its tameness around humans.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyLaridae
GenusOnychoprion

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