Tarns is birds in the faimily Sternidae. They are maist sib to maws (faimily Laridae).

Terns
Temporal range: Early Miocene tae present
Greater crested tern in first-year plumage
Scientific classification e
Kinrick: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Cless: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Faimily: Laridae
Subfaimily: Sterninae
Genera