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Scientific Name
Sterna hirundo
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Sterna hirundo Linnaeus, 1758
Park
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area (BOHA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyLaridae
GenusSterna
SpeciesSterna hirundo
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    colonial waterbird species listed as species of concern in Massachusetts
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    detected breeding on Snake Island
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
17
References
3
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
CLT
Created Date
10/10/2004 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
apipkin@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
10/22/2014 9:21:46 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: breeds in high numbers (approx. 350 nests) on a nesting platform off Spiniker Island (just outside prak boundaries); colonial waterbird listed as a species of concern in the State of Massachusetts, Park Species Data Source: VCP Survey - Trocki & Paton 2003
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