Scientific Name
Sterna antillarum
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Sterna antillarum (R. Lesson, 1847)
Park
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site (KNRI)
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
Observed flying up the Knife River in 2005 according to J. Moeykens.; Data Source: Gould and Moore 1989, Panjabi 2003, 2005
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Listed as uncommon/rare in NPFauna.; Data Source: Panjabi 2005
Management Tags
- Management Priority
Seasonality Tags
- Resident
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
tflesjer-thro
Created Date
11/7/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
John Moeykens and Marcia Wilson
Last Modified Date
1/9/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: KNRI 1981/NESTS NEAR MOUTH OF KNIFE RIVER
first entered from NPFauna, Park Species Data Source: Moore, Gould and Moore, 1989
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