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Scientific Name

Sterna caspia

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Sterna caspia Pallas, 1770

Park

Yellowstone National Park (YELL)

Sensitive

No

Park Accepted

Accepted

Record Status

Approved

Park Preferred Common Names

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	Hydroprogne
Species	Sterna caspia

Occurrence

Present

Nativeness

Native

Abundance

Rare

Seasonality Tags

Breeder
Also occurs on migration. Last breeding record occurred in 2005; Data Source: YNP Bird Program Data

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

1

References

4

Vouchers

5

External Links

0

Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.

Created By

BCI

Created Date

3/22/2002 12:00:00 AM

Last Modified By

kcrockatt@nps.gov

Last Modified Date

5/19/2016 2:55:55 PM

Notes

Park Species Detail: found in Yellowstone Lake, Park Species Data Source: NPFauna, T. McEneaney

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