Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica

Photo: Michiel Oversteegen

Classification

Gelochelidon [genus]
(1 species)

nilotica [species] (1)

Gelochelidon nilotica subsp. aranea [subspecies]

Gelochelidon [genus]
(1 species)

nilotica [species] (1)

Gelochelidon nilotica subsp. aranea [subspecies]

Recorded on	Aruba
	Bonaire
	Curaçao
	Sint Maarten

Presence status	Indigenous (1) - Aruba
	Indigenous (1) - Bonaire
	Indigenous (1) - Curaçao
	Indigenous (1) - Sint Maarten

Distribution description	Nearly cosmopolitan.

Notes on presence status	Irregular visitor from North America.

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