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Common Tern Sterna hirundo

Photo: Hans Smulders

Classification

Sterna [genus]
(3 species)
hirundo [species] (1)

Classification

Sterna [genus]
(3 species)
hirundo [species] (1)

Names

Dutch name Visdief
Alternative Dutch name Visdiefje
English name Common Tern
Alternative English name Booby (Saba, St. Martin)
Papiamento name Stèrnchi Comun (Aruba)
Papiamento name Meuwchi Piku Kòrá (Aruba)
Papiamento name Meuchi Pik Kòrá (Bonaire, Curaçao)
Valid name Sterna hirundo Linnaeus, 1758

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