genus
Sternula
Sternula is a genus in the family Laridae. This database currently files 7 species under it, 2 of them threatened, recorded across 1 countries.
- Species filed
- 7
- Threatened
- 2
- Countries recorded
- 1
- With a free photo
- 100%
- Weight range
- 42.5 g – 72.3 g
Best-known members of Sternula
Ranked by popularity score.
Little tern
Sternula albifrons
Least tern
Sternula antillarum
Saunders's tern
Sternula saundersi
Fairy tern
Sternula nereis
Yellow-billed tern
Sternula superciliaris
Damara tern
Sternula balaenarum
Peruvian tern
Sternula lorata
How threatened is Sternula?
7 of 7 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| ENEndangered | 1 | 14% |
| VUVulnerable | 1 | 14% |
| LCLeast Concern | 5 | 71% |
Where is Sternula found?
Species on file in this genus listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.
- None on record
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5+
All species in Sternula
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little tern | Sternula albifrons | Laridae | Least Concern | 57 g | 1 |
| Least tern | Sternula antillarum | Laridae | Least Concern | 45.9 g | Not recorded |
| Saunders's tern | Sternula saundersi | Laridae | Least Concern | 42.5 g | Not recorded |
| Fairy tern | Sternula nereis | Laridae | Vulnerable | 72.3 g | 1 |
| Yellow-billed tern | Sternula superciliaris | Laridae | Least Concern | 46.4 g | Not recorded |
| Damara tern | Sternula balaenarum | Laridae | Least Concern | 60 g | Not recorded |
| Peruvian tern | Sternula lorata | Laridae | Endangered | 53.8 g | Not recorded |