Marsh tern
| Marsh terns | |
|---|---|
| Black-fronted tern (above) Chlidonias albostriatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Genus: | Chlidonias Rafinesque, 1822 |
| Type species | |
| Sterna melanops Rafinesque, 1822 | |
| Species | |
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The name marsh tern refers to terns of the genus Chlidonias, which typically breed in freshwater marshes, rather than coastal locations.