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Sterna caspia
caspian tern
Harmony Hall
			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, 1 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
Biscayne National Park	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
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:	8/13/2003

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/29/2025 6:28:03 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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