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Scientific Name
Sterna antillarum
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Sterna antillarum (R. Lesson, 1847)
Park
Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Least Tern
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Charadriiformes |
| Family | Laridae |
| Genus | Sternula |
| Species | Sterna antillarum |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Fabre, 2007: Also See Observation data./; Data Source: Mark Hoffman, ASIS Avian expert, MD DNR
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: The AOU Checklist of North American Birds, 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=No Status;State Rank=S2B;State Protection Status=T;Global Rank=G4
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
126
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sac - I & M Office
Created Date
8/30/2001 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: AOU taxonomy for Least term is Sternula antillarum. This Latin Name not found in IT IS; therefore, Sterna antillarum maintained in database as classification./, Park Species Data Source: NPS, 1996
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