WoRMS taxon details
Gelochelidon Brehm, 1830
marine, terrestrial
Brehm, C. L. (1831). Handbuch der Naturgeschichte aller Vögel Deutschlands. <em>Bernh. Friedr. Voigt.</em> 1022pp.
page(s): 771; note: The first mention of Gelochelidon occurs in the Isis von Oken but with no description (nome nudum). The description of the genus is made available in the following year. [details]
page(s): 771; note: The first mention of Gelochelidon occurs in the Isis von Oken but with no description (nome nudum). The description of the genus is made available in the following year. [details]
Description Size: relatively large. Plumage: tail short, shallowly forked. Other characters: bill stout, shorter than head, gonys...
Description Size: relatively large. Plumage: tail short, shallowly forked. Other characters: bill stout, shorter than head, gonys sharply sloped, lower mandible sharply pointed at tip. Tarsus slightly longer than middle toe with claw; walks better than other terns. <389> [details]
WoRMS (2024). Gelochelidon Brehm, 1830. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148792 on 2024-11-22
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Brehm, C. L. (1831). Handbuch der Naturgeschichte aller Vögel Deutschlands. <em>Bernh. Friedr. Voigt.</em> 1022pp.
page(s): 771; note: The first mention of Gelochelidon occurs in the Isis von Oken but with no description (nome nudum). The description of the genus is made available in the following year. [details]
basis of record Jonsson, L. (1993). Vogels van Europa, Noord-Afrika en het Midden-Oosten [Birds of Europe, northern Africa and the Middle East]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-187-6. 560 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
page(s): 771; note: The first mention of Gelochelidon occurs in the Isis von Oken but with no description (nome nudum). The description of the genus is made available in the following year. [details]
basis of record Jonsson, L. (1993). Vogels van Europa, Noord-Afrika en het Midden-Oosten [Birds of Europe, northern Africa and the Middle East]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-187-6. 560 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
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Description Size: relatively large. Plumage: tail short, shallowly forked. Other characters: bill stout, shorter than head, gonys sharply sloped, lower mandible sharply pointed at tip. Tarsus slightly longer than middle toe with claw; walks better than other terns. <389> [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ハシブトアジサシ属 | [details] |
