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Sterna antillarum
Least Tern
Virgin Islands National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Occasional

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


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:		VI: TE
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:
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 Cod 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


Last Modified Date:	9/16/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/9/2025 12:03:33 PM

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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