Hong Kong Register of Marine Species

HKRMS name details

Sternidae

AphiaID

148764 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:148764)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Laridae Vigors, 1825

Rank

Family

Parent

Charadriiformes

Environment

marine, terrestrial

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

HKRMS (2021). Sternidae. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/hkrms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148764 on 2026-03-26

Regional species database citation

Astudillo, J. C.; Williams, G. A.; Leung, K. M. Y.; Cannicci, S.; Yasuhara, M.; Yau, C.; Qiu, J-W.; Ang, P. O.; To, A. W. L.; Shea, S. K. H. (Eds.) (2026). Hong Kong Register of Marine Species. Sternidae. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/hkrms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148764 on 2026-03-26

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-03-29 08:12:19Z

created

Claus, Simon

2020-06-25 07:35:06Z

changed

Decock, Wim

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Sources (1)
Documented distribution (0)

basis of record Harrison, P. (1985). Seabirds: an identification guide. Revised edition. Christopher Helm Publisher. A & C Black: London, UK. ISBN 0-7136-3510-X. 448 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality