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Scientific Name
Thalasseus maxima
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Thalasseus maxima (Boddaert, 1783)
Park
Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Royal Tern
Park Synonyms
Sterna maxima
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Charadriiformes |
| Family | Laridae |
| Genus | Thalasseus |
| Species | Thalasseus maxima |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Fabre, 2008: See Comments below./; Data Source: Mark Hoffman, ASIS Avian expert, MD DNR
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: The North American AOU Checklist, 1998
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Spring= ;Summer= ;Winter= ; Fall= ./; Data Source: Mark Hoffman, ASIS Avian expert, MD DNR
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
MD DNR NH, 2006:Federal Status=;State Rank=S1B;State Protection Status=E;Global Rank=G5 (listed under Sterna maxima)
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
EMD, 2007: This species appears to be a breeder in ASIS based on observation evidence with BBA as the data source./; Data Source: Mark Hoffman, ASIS Avian expert, MD DNR
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
379
References
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Linda Fabre
Created Date
1/8/2008 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Linda Fabre
Last Modified Date
9/16/2009 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Fabre, 2008: See Sterna fuscata for additional evidence regarding this species presence at ASIS./
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