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Sterna forsteri
Forster's Tern
Whitman Mission National Historic Site
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Occasional

Scientific Name with Authority:		Sterna forsteri Nuttall, 1834
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

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


Seasonality Tags:
Migratory


Threatened/Endangered Status:		SC
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		WA: S3B
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Amistad National Recreation Area	Anacostia Park
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Assateague Island National Seashore
Badlands National Park	Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
Big Bend National Park	Big Thicket National Preserve
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	Biscayne National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park	Cabrillo National Monument
Canaveral National Seashore	Canyonlands National Park
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Channel Islands National Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Crater Lake National Park
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Death Valley National Park
Dinosaur National Monument	Dry Tortugas National Park
East Potomac 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 Frederica National Monument	Fort Matanzas National Monument
Fort Point National Historic Site	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Fort Washington Park	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Great Falls Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Harmony Hall
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Lassen Volcanic National Park	Lava Beds National Monument
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	National Capital Parks-East
National Mall and Memorial Parks	Niobrara National Scenic River
Olympic National Park	Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run	Padre Island National Seashore
Petersburg National Battlefield	Pipestone National Monument
Piscataway Park	Point Reyes National Seashore
Presidio of San Francisco	Redwood National Park
Rock Creek Park	Rocky Mountain National Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Shiloh National Military Park
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument	Vicksburg National Military Park
Yellowstone National Park	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	8/16/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/25/2025 4:41:22 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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