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Scientific Name
Sterna hirundo
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Sterna hirundo Linnaeus, 1758
Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
common tern
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyLaridae
GenusSterna
SpeciesSterna hirundo
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
; Data Source: Reviewed by Dr. Terry Master and Steven Hawk, 2002, reviewed by Terry Master in 2006
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Reviewed by Dr. Terry Master and Steven Hawk, 2002, reviewed by Terry Master in 2006
Abundance
Occasional
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Reviewed by Dr. Terry Master and Steven Hawk, 2002, reviewed by Terry Master in 2006
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    Pennsylvania State Status: PE (Endangered); State Rank: SXB--Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program, 7/6/2007; NJ Breeding Status: Species of Special Concern--http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/ensp/pdf/spclspp.pdf, 7/9/2007.
Seasonality Tags
  • Vagrant
    Data Source: Reviewed by Dr. Terry Master and Steven Hawk, 2002, reviewed by Terry Master in 2006
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
1
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
SRH
Created Date
5/29/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
7/9/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Padalino et al.,1982. NPBIB-153123., Accepted Detail: The American Ornithologists' Union (AOU). 1998. Checklist of North American Birds: Seventh Edition.
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Big Thicket National Preserve (BITH)
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area (BOHA)
Cabrillo National Monument (CABR)
Canyon De Chelly National Monument (CACH)
Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO)
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CAHA)
Cape Lookout National Seashore (CALO)
Canaveral National Seashore (CANA)
Colonial National Historical Park (COLO)
Cumberland Island National Seashore (CUIS)
Death Valley National Park (DEVA)
Dry Tortugas National Park (DRTO)
East Potomac Park (EAPO)
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve (EBLA)
Effigy Mounds National Monument (EFMO)
Everglades National Park (EVER)
Fire Island National Seashore (FIIS)
Fort Matanzas National Monument (FOMA)
Fort Pulaski National Monument (FOPU)
Fort Sumter National Historical Park (FOSU)
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site (FOUS)
Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
Glacier National Park (GLAC)
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (GLCA)
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GOGA)
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site (GRKO)
Grand Portage National Monument (GRPO)
Grand Teton National Park (GRTE)
Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS)
George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP)
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument (HAFO)
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park (HOCU)
Indiana Dunes National Park (INDU)
Isle Royale National Park (ISRO)
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve (JELA)
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument (KAWW)
Lake Mead National Recreation Area (LAKE)
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial (LIBO)
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas (MISS)
National Capital Parks-East (NACE)
National Mall and Memorial Parks (NAMA)
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (NERI)
Niobrara National Scenic River (NIOB)
North Cascades National Park (NOCA)
Olympic National Park (OLYM)
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (ORPI)
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run (OXHI)
Padre Island National Seashore (PAIS)
Pipestone National Monument (PIPE)
Point Reyes National Seashore (PORE)
Presidio of San Francisco (PRSF)
Redwood National Park (REDW)
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (SACN)
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site (SAHI)
San Juan Island National Historical Park (SAJH)
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SAMO)
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SLBE)
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial (THIS)
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve (TIMU)
Virgin Islands National Park (VIIS)
Voyageurs National Park (VOYA)
Whitman Mission National Historic Site (WHMI)
Yellowstone National Park (YELL)
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