| Roseate tern | |
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| Nominate S. d. dougallii with all-black bill, Northumberland, UK | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Genus: | Sterna |
| Species: | S. dougallii
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| Binomial name | |
| Sterna dougallii Montagu, 1813
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The roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) is a species of tern in the family Laridae. The genus name Sterna is derived from Old English "stearn", "tern",[2] and the specific dougallii refers to Scottish physician and collector Dr Peter McDougall (1777–1814).[3] "Roseate" refers to the bird's pink breast in breeding plumage.[4]
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Sterna dougallii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22694601A132260491. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22694601A132260491.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Sterna". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
- ^ Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 139. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ "Roseate". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)