Sterna vittata (Antarctic tern) | CLASSIFICATION

Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates)
        
        Tetrapoda (tetrapods)
        
        Amniota (amniotes)
        
        Class Reptilia (turtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives)
        
        Class Aves (birds)
        
        Subclass Neognathae (neognath birds)
        
        Infraclass Neoaves (modern birds)
        
        Order Charadriiformes (shorebirds and relatives)
        
        Family Laridae (gulls, terns, and skimmers)
        
        Subfamily Sterninae (terns and noddys)
        
        Genus Sterna (typical terns)
        
        Species Sterna vittata (Antarctic tern)
        
        Subspecies Sterna vittata bethunei
        
        Subspecies Sterna vittata gaini
        
        Subspecies Sterna vittata georgiae
        
        Subspecies Sterna vittata tristanensis
        
        Subspecies Sterna vittata vittata