Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Afrotropical Region
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait, Central E coast, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Carp., Lower E coast, Lower W coast, N coast, NE coast, S Gulfs coast
Nearctic Region
Neotropical Region
Oriental Region
Palaearctic Region
Ecological Descriptors
Estuary, freshwater swamp, offshore waters, open beach, rock reef, saltfield.
Common Name References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |
Subspecies Sterna (Sterna) hirundo longipennis Nordmann, 1835
- Sterna longipennis Nordmann, A. von 1835. Naturhistorischer Atlas Vögel. In, Erman, A. (ed.). Reise um die Erde, durch Nord-Asien und die beiden Oceanie. Berlin. [Date published Aug 1835] [17].
- Sterna striata yorki Mathews, G.M. 1914. Additions and corrections to my List of the Birds of Australia. Austral Avian Records 2(5): 83-107 [Date published 24 Sep 1914] [86].
Type data:
Holotype AMNH 746510 ♀, Cape York, Queensland, Australia.Secondary source:
Greenway, J.C. 1978. Type specimens of birds in the American Museum of Natural History. Pt 2. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 161: 1-306 [33].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait, Central E coast, Great Barrier Reef, Lower E coast, N coast, NE coast, S Gulfs coast
Oriental Region
Ecological Descriptors
Estuary, freshwater swamp, offshore waters, open beach, rock reef, saltfield.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |