Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Charadriiformes |
| Family | Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Laridae) |
| Species | Chlidonias leucopterus |
| Codes | whwter, WWTE, WWBT |
Identification
The White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) 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 whwter when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.
Related Species in Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers