Thalasseus
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Common Tern ( Thalasseus bergii ) |
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| Boie , 1822 |
Thalasseus is a genus of the tern family(Sternidae). Thalasseus literally means "creature of the sea" and comprises a total of six recent species that are distributed and known worldwide. The genus Thalasseus wasdescribedby Friedrich Boie asearly as 1822, but subsequently the species of the genus were usually assigned to the genus Sterna . Molecular biological studiespublished in 2005,however, supported the consideration as an independent genus.
features
Thalasseus is a genus of medium-sized to large terns. A special characteristic is the thin and pointed beak, which is often yellowish or orange in color. All species have a shaggy crest, which is why they are also known as “crested terns” in English.
species
- Rüppellseeschwalbe ( T. bengalensis )
- King tern ( T. maximus )
- Common Tern ( T. bergii )
- Amber tern ( T. bernsteini )
- Ornamental tern ( T. elegans )
- Sandwich tern ( T. sandvicensis )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eli S. Bridgea, Andrew W. Jonesb, Allan J. Bakerc: A phylogenetic framework for the terns (Sternini) inferred from mtDNA sequences: implications for taxonomy and plumage evolution. In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 35, 2005, pp. 459-469. ( Online ; PDF; 902 kB)
- ^ Roger Safford, Frank Hawkins: The Birds of Africa: Volume VIII: The Malagasy Region. 2013, Bloomsbury Trade, ISBN 978-0-7136-6532-1 , p. 447.
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