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Scientific Name
Sterna paradisaea
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan, 1763
Park
Acadia National Park (ACAD)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Arctic 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 paradisaea |
Occurrence
Unconfirmed
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Native to Maine (Palmer 1949)
Abundance
Abundance Notes
Witt (1997) common spring migrant, common in summer, common fall migrant in the ANP region.; Data Source: Common
Seasonality Tags
-
Resident
Witt (1997) common spring migrant, common in summer, common fall migrant in the ANP region.
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
G. Mittelhauser
Created Date
6/4/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
ALoar@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
8/12/2013 2:43:00 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Russell (1984?) No known records from mainland Mount Desert Island.
Bond (19??) Summer visitor, status uncertain; no nests known in the MDI area.
Sullivan (1937): Not uncommon summer resident, May to September
Eliot (1931) Observed on Mount Desert Island during June 1931; one positively identified at Pretty Marsh on June 29, 1931.
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