📋 Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Charadriiformes |
| Family | Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Laridae) |
| Species | Sterna paradisaea |
| Codes | arcter, ARTE |
🔍 Identification
The Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) is a member of the Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers family within the order Charadriiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Use the eBird species code arcter when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.
🪶 Related Species in Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers