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Sterna caspia
Caspian Tern
Biscayne National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Sterna caspia Pallas, 1770
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Caspian Tern
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Charadriiformes, Family Laridae, Genus Hydroprogne, Species Sterna caspia


Seasonality Tags:
Resident


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Amistad National Recreation Area	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Big Cypress National Preserve	Big Hole National Battlefield
Big Thicket National Preserve	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Cabrillo National Monument	Canaveral National Seashore
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Channel Islands National Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Dry Tortugas National Park
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Everglades National Park	Fire Island National Seashore
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Circle Parks
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Fort Washington Park
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Glacier National Park	Grand Teton National Park
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Harmony Hall
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument	Kenai Fjords National Park
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Mount Rainier National Park	National Capital Parks-East
North Cascades National Park	Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run
Petersburg National Battlefield	Pipestone National Monument
Point Reyes National Seashore	Redwood National Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Vicksburg National Military Park
Voyageurs National Park	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	Yellowstone National Park


Last Modified Date:	9/14/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/29/2025 3:06:04 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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