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Scientific Name
Sterna forsteri
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Sterna forsteri Nuttall, 1834
Park
Petersburg National Battlefield (PETE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Forster's 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 forsteri |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Bird Ross, Bird taxa expert, 9/28/2006 (based on Dana Bradshaw's Bird Inventory Data, 2004).
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Bird Ross, Bird taxa expert, 9/28/2006 (based on Dana Bradshaw's Bird Inventory Data, 2004).
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Bird Ross, Bird taxa expert, 9/28/2006 (based on Dana Bradshaw's Bird Inventory Data, 2004).
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
0
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Created Date
9/19/2006 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
9/28/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: PETE_Bradshaw_Bird_Inventory_2004.mdb, Accepted Detail: The following sources were used to certify this species record: (1) Integrated Taxonomic Information System Database. September 2006. http://www.itis.usda.gov/. (2) Roble, S. M. 2006. Natural Heritage Resources of Virginia: Rare Animal Species. Natural Heritage Technical Report 6-10. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, Virginia. 44pp. (3) National Geographic Society. 1999. Field Guide to the Birds of North America (3rd edition). National Geographic. Washington, D.C.
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Residency was Unknown with comment: Neotropical migrant; Data Source: Bird Ross, Bird taxa expert, 9/28/2006 (based on Dana Bradshaw's Bird Inventory Data, 2004).
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