Marsh Terns
Chlidonias
The name marsh tern refers to terns of the genus Chlidonias, which are typically found in freshwater marshes, rather than coastal locations. The genus name Chlidonias is from Ancient Greek khelidonios, "swallow-like", from khelidon, "swallow".
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Black Tern
speciesChlidonias niger
Whiskered Tern
speciesChlidonias hybrida
White-winged Tern
speciesChlidonias leucopterus
Black-fronted Tern
speciesChlidonias albostriatus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 4510.