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Scientific Name
Thalasseus elegans
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Thalasseus elegans (Gambel, 1849)
Park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SAMO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Elegant Tern
Park Synonyms
Sterna elegans
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Charadriiformes |
| Family | Laridae |
| Genus | Thalasseus |
| Species | Thalasseus elegans |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Seasonality Tags
- Migratory
Habitat Tags
- Estuary/Coast
Seasonality/Breeding (birds) Tags
- Migrant Non-breeder
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Lena Lee SAMO
Created Date
9/26/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
mmendelsohn@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
11/29/2017 11:34:12 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Federal Species of Concern; State Species of Concern, Park Species Data Source: A Checklist of the Birds of the Santa Monica Mountains
