Editing Inca tern (section)

==Taxonomy and systematics==
The Inca tern is the sole member of its monotypic genus ''Larosterna'', and has no accepted subspecies.<ref name=IOC13.1/> Perhaps surprisingly given its highly distinct plumage, the Inca tern is not particularly [[Basal (phylogenetics)|basal]] among the terns, being more closely related to typical ''[[Sterna]]'' terns than any of the superficially much more similar genera ''[[Gelochelidon]]'', ''[[Hydroprogne]]'', ''[[Onychoprion]]'', ''[[Phaetusa]]'', or ''[[Sternula]]'' are.<ref>{{cite journal | last=Bridge | first=Eli S. | last2=Jones | first2=Andrew W. | last3=Baker | first3=Allan J. | title=A phylogenetic framework for the terns (Sternini) inferred from mtDNA sequences: implications for taxonomy and plumage evolution | journal=Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution | volume=35 | issue=2 | date=2005 | doi=10.1016/j.ympev.2004.12.010 | pages=459–469}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | last=Černý | first=David | last2=Natale | first2=Rossy | title=Comprehensive taxon sampling and vetted fossils help clarify the time tree of shorebirds (Aves, Charadriiformes) | journal=Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution | volume=177 | date=2022 | doi=10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107620 | doi-access=free | page=107620 | url=https://www.biorxiv.org/content/biorxiv/early/2021/07/16/2021.07.15.452585.full.pdf | access-date=2025-02-28}}</ref>