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Scientific Name
Chlidonias niger
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Chlidonias niger (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
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 | Chlidonias |
| Species | Chlidonias niger |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
A casual summer migrant at open water throughout the region, with only five records. One was at Lees Ferry on 5 Jun 1970 (Steven W. Carothers), one was at Foremaster Tank near Mount Trumbull on 15 Jun 1972 (Meribeth M. Riffey), one was at the South Rim Sewage Lagoons 21 Jul 1978 (Timothy Manns), one was on the North Rim 31 Jul 1951 (Harry and Ruth Crockett), and another was at the South Rim Sewage Lagoons on 21 Aug 1974 (Janet E. Johnson and R. Roy Johnson). Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Occasional
Seasonality Tags
- Vagrant
Geographic Regions Tags
- Park Wide
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
SLS - I&M Office
Created Date
7/24/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
mterwilliger@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
8/19/2016 2:50:55 PM
Notes
(Chlidonias niger) Black Tern is a casual summer migrant at open water throughout the region, with only five records. One was at Lees Ferry on 5 Jun 1970 (Steven W. Carothers), one was at Foremaster Tank near Mount Trumbull on 15 Jun 1972 (Meribeth M. Riffey), one was at the South Rim Sewage Lagoons 21 Jul 1978 (Timothy Manns), one was on the North Rim 31 Jul 1951 (Harry and Ruth Crockett), and another was at the South Rim Sewage Lagoons on 21 Aug 1974 (Janet E. Johnson and R. Roy Johnson). Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.
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