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Scientific Name
Sterna forsteri
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Sterna forsteri Nuttall, 1834
Park
Lake Mead National Recreation Area (LAKE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Forster's tern
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyLaridae
GenusSterna
SpeciesSterna forsteri
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Jim Boone, Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC, June 12, 2011.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Jim Boone, Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC, June 12, 2011.
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Jim Boone, Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC, June 12, 2011.
Seasonality Tags
  • Migratory
    Data Source: Jim Boone, Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC, June 12, 2011.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
1
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
GLIMP
Created Date
8/4/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
7/29/2011 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Crowe, D., K. Longshore and M. Sappington. 2000. Distribution and status of avifauna utilizing riparian habitats in Clark County, Nevada. U.S. Geological Survey, Las Vegas, Nevada. Interagency Agreement No. 7-AA-30-001360. NATUREBIB-661951., Accepted Detail: The American Ornithologist's Union, http://www.aou.org/checklist/north/ (Accessed June 2011).
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