Subspecies Thalasseus bergii cristatus Stephens, 1826
- Sterna cristata Stephens, J.F. 1826. In, General Zoology or Systematic Natural History, commenced by the late George Shaw, M.D.F.R.S. & C. Aves. London : J. & A. Arch etc. Vol. XIII Pt II 290 pp. pls 31-63. [published Feb. 1826, publication dated 1825, 1826] [146] [published 18 February 1826].
- Sterna pelecanoides P.P. King, 1826.
- Sterna poliocerca Gould, J. 1837. Untitled. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (5): 24-26 [Date published 21 November 1837] [26].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1841.6.1301 Adult unsexed, In terra Van Diemen (= Derwent River, Tasmania). - Sterna novaehollandiae Pucheran, J. 1850. Observations (and Etudes) sur les types peu connus de Musee de Paris. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (Paris) 5: 545-550 [545] [junior primary homonym of Sterna novaehollandiae Stephens, 1826 (= Sterna anaethetus Scopoli, 1786), and unavailable].
- Pelecanopus nigripennis Bonaparte, C.L.J.L. 1856. Mémoires et communications. Comptes Rendus (Hebdomadaires) des Séances de l'Academie des Sciences. Série D. Sciences Naturelles xliii: 593-602 [772].
- Thalasseus bergii gwendolenae Mathews, G.M. 1912. A Reference-List to the Birds of Australia. Novitates Zoologicae 18: 171-455 [Date published 31 Jan 1912] [208].
Type data:
Holotype AMNH 747185 ♀ (Mathews no. 302), Rockingham, 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 [36].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Coastlines throughout Australia, breeding on offshore islands
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Lord Howe Province (14), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Norfolk Island Province (21), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), 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), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater, Cocos (Keeling) Islands terrestrial & freshwater, Coral Sea Islands Territory, Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater, Norfolk Island terrestrial & freshwater, Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands, Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Estuary, lake, offshore waters, open beach, riparian, swamp.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2020 | AVES | 25-Oct-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |