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| | | | | | | Elegant Tern | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | | | | Record Status: Approved | Occurrence: | Present | Nativeness: | Native | Abundance: | Common | | Scientific Name with Authority: | Thalasseus elegans (Gambel, 1849) | Park Preferred Common Name(s): | | Park Synonyms: | | | | Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Charadriiformes, Family Laridae, Genus Thalasseus, Species Thalasseus elegans |
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| | | | | Seasonality Tags: | Migratory |
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| | | | | Park Tags: | Habitat - Estuary/Coast | Seasonality/Breeding (birds) - Migrant Non-breeder |
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| | | | | Threatened/Endangered Status: | SC | State Species of Concern Status: | CA: WL | Ozone-sensitive Status: | | NatureServe Global Rank: | G4 | NatureServe State Rank: | CA: S3 | Evidence: | 1 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links |
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| | | Other Parks Where Species is Listed: | | Fort Point National Historic Site | Golden Gate National Recreation Area | Olympic National Park | Presidio of San Francisco |
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| | | | | | Last Modified Date: | 11/29/2017 | |
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| | NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/27/2025 2:46:51 PM |
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| 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. This information is provided by NatureServe (www.natureserve.org) and its network of natural heritage member programs, a leading source of information about rare and endangered species, and threatened ecosystems. |
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