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Sterna antillarum
Least Tern
Cape Cod National Seashore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Sterna antillarum (R. Lesson, 1847)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Least Tern
Park Synonyms:

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


Management Tags:
Management Priority


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		3 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 9 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Arkansas Post National Memorial	Assateague Island National Seashore
Big Bend National Park	Big Cypress National Preserve
Big Thicket National Preserve	Biscayne National Park
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Buck Island Reef National Monument
Canaveral National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Colonial National Historical Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Dry Tortugas National Park
Everglades National Park	Fire Island National Seashore
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Gateway National Recreation Area	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Missouri National Recreational River
National Capital Parks-East	Niobrara National Scenic River
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument	Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument	Vicksburg National Military Park
Virgin Islands National Park


Last Modified Date:	11/4/2000

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/10/2025 4:08:33 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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