The Forster's tern (Sterna forsteri) is a tern in the family Laridae. The genus name Sterna is derived from Old English "stearn", "tern", and forsteri commemorates the naturalist Johann Reinhold Forster.
Taxonomy:genus | Sterna |
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Taxonomy:subfamily | Sterninae |
Taxonomy:family | Laridae |
Taxonomy:order | Charadriiformes |
Taxonomy:class | Aves |