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Scientific Name
Sterna hirundo
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Sterna hirundo Linnaeus, 1758
Park
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site (SAHI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
common tern
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyLaridae
GenusSterna
SpeciesSterna hirundo
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Barton, 2004
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: The North American AOU Checklist, 1998
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Barton, 2004: Winter=;Spring=;Summer=Uncommon;Fall=/; Data Source: Barton, 2004
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    NY State NH, 2007:State Rank=S3B ;State Protection Status=T;State Tracked;Federal Status=;Global Rank=G5
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
2
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
ARHL
Created Date
7/19/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Linda Fabre
Last Modified Date
7/20/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: NYBBA, 1988; Barton, 2004 Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Residency was Unknown with comment: NYBBA, 1988:Species observed in possible nesting habitat./Barton, 2004: Possible breeder./; Data Source: Barton, 2004
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