T. bengalensis T. albididorsalis T. maximus T. bergii T. bernsteini T. elegans T. sandvicensis
It has a worldwide distribution, and many of its species are abundant and well-known birds in their ranges. This genus had originally been created by Friedrich Boie in 1822, but had been abandoned until a 2005 study confirmed the need for a separate genus for the crested terns.[2]
These large terns breed in very dense colonies on coasts and islands, and exceptionally inland on suitable large freshwater lakes close to the coast. They nest in a ground scrape. Thalasseus terns feed by plunge-diving for fish, almost invariably from the sea. They usually dive directly, and not from the "stepped-hover" favoured by, for example, the Arctic tern. The offering of fish by the male to the female is part of the courtship display. These species have long thin sharp bills, usually a shade of yellow or orange except in the Sandwich tern and Cabot's tern where the bills are black with yellow tips in most subspecies. All species have a shaggy crest. In winter, the Thalasseus terns' foreheads become white.
Taxonomyedit
The genus Thalasseus was erected by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1822.[3] The type species was subsequently designated as the sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis).[4] The generic name is derived from the Ancient GreekThalassa meaning "sea".[5]
southern United States and Mexico and winters south to Peru, Ecuador and Chile.
An early Pliocene fossil bone fragment from the northeastern United States closely resembles a modern royal tern. It may be an unexpectedly early (3.7–4.8 million years before present) specimen of that species, or an ancestral member of the crested tern group.[7]
Referencesedit
^"Laridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
^Bridge, Eli S.; Jones, Andrew W.; Baker, Allan J. (2005). "A phylogenetic framework for the terns (Sternini) inferred from mtDNA sequences: implications for taxonomy and plumage evolution" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 35 (2): 459–469. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2004.12.010. PMID 15804415.
^Boie, Friedrich (1822). "Generalübersicht". Isis von Oken (in German). 1822. Col 563.
^Peters, James Lee, ed. (1934). Check-list of Birds of the World. Vol. 2. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 341.
^Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 383. ISBN978-1-4081-2501-4.
^Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Noddies, gulls, terns, auks". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
^Olson, S., Rasmussen, P.C. "Miocene and Pliocene birds from the Lee Creek Mine, North Carolina" in Ray, C. E. & Bohaska, D.J. (2001). "Geology and Paleontology of the Lee Creek Mine, North Carolina, III." Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology, 90: 233-365.
January 01, 1970
thalasseus, crested, terns, genus, eight, species, terns, family, laridae, sandwich, tern, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, chordata, class, aves, order, charadriiformes, family, laridae, subfamily, sterninae, genus, bo. Thalasseus the crested terns is a genus of eight species of terns in the family Laridae Thalasseus Sandwich tern Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Charadriiformes Family Laridae Subfamily Sterninae Genus ThalasseusF Boie 1822 Type species Sterna cantiaca 1 Gmelin 1788 Species T bengalensis T albididorsalis T maximus T bergii T bernsteini T elegans T sandvicensis It has a worldwide distribution and many of its species are abundant and well known birds in their ranges This genus had originally been created by Friedrich Boie in 1822 but had been abandoned until a 2005 study confirmed the need for a separate genus for the crested terns 2 These large terns breed in very dense colonies on coasts and islands and exceptionally inland on suitable large freshwater lakes close to the coast They nest in a ground scrape Thalasseus terns feed by plunge diving for fish almost invariably from the sea They usually dive directly and not from the stepped hover favoured by for example the Arctic tern The offering of fish by the male to the female is part of the courtship display These species have long thin sharp bills usually a shade of yellow or orange except in the Sandwich tern and Cabot s tern where the bills are black with yellow tips in most subspecies All species have a shaggy crest In winter the Thalasseus terns foreheads become white Taxonomy editThe genus Thalasseus was erected by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1822 3 The type species was subsequently designated as the sandwich tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 4 The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek Thalassa meaning sea 5 List of species edit The genus contains eight species 6 Image Name Common name Distribution nbsp Thalasseus maximus Royal tern US north to Virginia occasionally drifting north to Maryland The southern end of their breeding range is Texas nbsp Thalasseus bergii Greater crested tern from South Africa around the Indian Ocean to the central Pacific and Australia nbsp Thalasseus bengalensis Lesser crested tern the Red Sea across the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific and Australia nbsp Thalasseus albididorsalis West African crested tern coasts of Mauritania to Guinea nbsp Thalasseus bernsteini Chinese crested tern Fujian Province China and wintering south to the Philippines nbsp Thalasseus sandvicensis Sandwich tern northern Europe to Mediterranean Black and Caspian Seas nbsp Thalasseus acuflavidus Cabot s tern North America to northern and eastern South America nbsp Thalasseus elegans Elegant tern southern United States and Mexico and winters south to Peru Ecuador and Chile An early Pliocene fossil bone fragment from the northeastern United States closely resembles a modern royal tern It may be an unexpectedly early 3 7 4 8 million years before present specimen of that species or an ancestral member of the crested tern group 7 References edit Laridae aviansystematics org The Trust for Avian Systematics Retrieved 2023 07 26 Bridge Eli S Jones Andrew W Baker Allan J 2005 A phylogenetic framework for the terns Sternini inferred from mtDNA sequences implications for taxonomy and plumage evolution PDF Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 35 2 459 469 doi 10 1016 j ympev 2004 12 010 PMID 15804415 Boie Friedrich 1822 Generalubersicht Isis von Oken in German 1822 Col 563 Peters James Lee ed 1934 Check list of Birds of the World Vol 2 Cambridge Massachusetts Harvard University Press p 341 Jobling James A 2010 The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names London Christopher Helm p 383 ISBN 978 1 4081 2501 4 Gill Frank Donsker David eds 2019 Noddies gulls terns auks World Bird List Version 9 2 International Ornithologists Union Retrieved 19 July 2019 Olson S Rasmussen P C Miocene and Pliocene birds from the Lee Creek Mine North Carolina in Ray C E amp Bohaska D J 2001 Geology and Paleontology of the Lee Creek Mine North Carolina III Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 90 233 365 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thalasseus amp oldid 1222987137, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
