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Scientific Name
Sterna forsteri
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Sterna forsteri Nuttall, 1834
Park
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Forster's 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 | Sterna |
| Species | Sterna forsteri |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
A casual migrant with three records for the region. One was photographed at the South Rim Sewage Lagoons on 9 Aug 2009 (Jeremy M. White). Along the river, one was seen at Lees Ferry on 4 Sept 1978 (Scott Terrill and Gary Rosenberg), and another was at Kwagunt Creek (RM 56) on 25 Sept 1975 (Steven W. Carothers). 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
- South Rim
- Colorado River
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
lpross@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
8/23/2016 4:34:24 PM
Notes
(Sterna forsteri) Forster’s Tern is a casual migrant with three records for the region. One was photographed at the South Rim Sewage Lagoons on 9 Aug 2009 (Jeremy M. White). Along the river, one was seen at Lees Ferry on 4 Sept 1978 (Scott Terrill and Gary Rosenberg), and another was at Kwagunt Creek (RM 56) on 25 Sept 1975 (Steven W. Carothers). Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.
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