Subspecies Sternula nereis nereis (Gould, 1843)
- Sternula nereis Gould, J. 1843. In Proceedings of meeting of Zoological Society of London, Oct. 11, 1842. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1842(10): 131-140 [Date published Feb 1843: publication dated 1842] [140].
- Sterna nereis horni Mathews, G.M. 1912. A Reference-List to the Birds of Australia. Novitates Zoologicae 18: 171-455 [Date published 31 Jan 1912] [209].
Type data:
Holotype AMNH 746814 ♂ (Mathews no. 3841), Kalgan River, Western Australia, 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 [34].
Introduction
Sterna nereis horni Mathews, 1912 is sometimes treated as a valid subspecies (e.g. del Hoyo & Collar, 2014). We retain S. n. horni as a subspecies of S. n. nereis until further work can resolve the issue conclusively.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Southern Australia coastline form the central west coast of WA to the central coast of NSW
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Ecological Descriptors
Estuary, lake, mudflat, offshore waters, open beach, saltfield.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2020 | AVES | 03-Oct-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 20-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED |