Sterninae

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Noun1.Sterninae - terns
subfamily Sterninae
bird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
family Laridae, Laridae - gull family: gulls and terns
tern - small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail
genus Sterna, Sterna - a genus of Sterninae
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It is represented essentially by the Anatidae, the Rallidae, the Podicipedidae, the Phalacrocoracidae, the Ardeidae, the Threskiornithidae, the Coconiidae, the Accipteridae, the Pandionidae, the Recurvirostridae, the Charadriidae, the Alcedinidae, the Laridae, the Sterninae and the Scolopacidae [41, 44].
Eco ethology of the Duck mallard (Anas plathyrhynchos) wintering at the level of Garaet Hadj Tahar (Skikda, North-East Algeria)
Nota sobre los Pelecaniformes, Ciconiiformes, gallitos marinos (Sterninae) y rayadores (Rynchopinae) de la Costa Chica de Oaxaca, Mexico.
Migratory patterns of the black tern (Chlidonias niger) at the Ojo de Liebre wetland complex, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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