WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Gull-billed Tern belongs to Laridae, within the order Charadriiformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.
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Taxonomy & recorded facts
- Scientific name
- Gelochelidon nilotica
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Laridae
- Conservation record
- LC · Least Concern
- Habitat in source
- Coastal
- Reported mass
- 218.3 g
- Reported wingspan
- 94 cm
Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.
Distribution record
古北界、非洲、东洋界、北美洲、中美洲、南美洲：广泛分布于内陆，欧洲西南部至中国东北部；中国沿海；北大西洋西部和加勒比沿海；加利福尼亚南部和墨西哥沿海；南美洲沿海和阿根廷中北部内陆
Original Chinese range description retained from the source catalog.
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Illustration source：huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0 · Eric Kershner/USFWS · Reference record ↗
