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Scientific Name
Hydroprogne caspia
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Hydroprogne caspia (Pallas, 1770)
Park
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park (LEWI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Caspian Tern
Park Synonyms
Sterna caspia
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Charadriiformes |
| Family | Laridae |
| Genus | Hydroprogne |
| Species | Hydroprogne caspia |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
first park record 08/08/2001 (as Sterna caspia); Data Source: LEWI observation record (LEWI RM files)
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Marshall, D.B., M.G. Hunter, and A.L. Contreras, Eds. 2006. Birds of Oregon: A General Reference. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, OR.
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Birds of Youngs Bay, Oregon. Table in Lev et al. Youngs Bay Bottomlands Conservation and Restoration Plan. National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, U S Fish & Wildlife Service, December 2006.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
summer resident; world's largest breeding colony located on east Sand Island, mouth of the Columbia River; Data Source: Columbia Regional Estuary Study Taskforce (CREST) data; Birds of Youngs Bay, Oregon. Table in Lev et al. Youngs Bay Bottomlands Conservation and Restoration Plan. National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, U S Fish & Wildlife Service, December 2006.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
14
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
NAE - LEWI RM
Created Date
2/20/2007 10:16:51 AM
Last Modified By
lgrace@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
6/18/2015 4:36:42 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Washington Candidate species; on 2007 American Ornithologists' Union Check-list as Hydroprogne caspia, Park Species Data Source: Marshall, D.B., M.G. Hunter, and A.L. Contreras, Eds. 2006. Birds of Oregon: A General Reference. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, OR.
Park Species Data Source for Sterna caspia: Ek, David. Birds at Fort Clatsop National Memorial United States of America, 04/12/1999.
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