Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
The whiskered tern is a tern in the family Laridae. The genus name is from Ancient Greek khelidonios, "swallow-like", from khelidon, "swallow". The specific hybridus is Latin for hybrid; Peter Simon Pallas thought it might be a hybrid of white-winged black tern and common tern, writing "Sterna fissipes [Chlidonias leucopterus] et Hirundine [Sterna hirundo] natam".
- Scientific name
- Chlidonias hybrida
- Family
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- IUCN status
- LC