Procelsterna

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Charadriiformes
Subordo: Lari
Familia: Sternidae
Genus: Procelsterna
Species: P. albivitta - P. cerulea

Name

Procelsterna Lafresnaye, 1842

Reference

Magasin de Zoologie (2) 4 p.1 pl.29

Procelsterna is a genus of birds in the tern family. It consists of two species, which are sometimes considered to be conspecific.

Blue Noddy, Procelsterna cerulea
Grey Noddy, Procelsterna albivitta

Lesser Noddy is sometimes consider to be a subspecies of Black Noddy

These are grey-plumaged terns of tropical oceans, which nest colonially. They feed on small fish picked from the surface.

References

Peter Harrison, Seabirds, an Identification Guide (1983) ISBN 0-7470-1410-8
Olsen and Larsson, Terns of Europe and North America ISBN 0-7136-4056-1