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Scientific Name
Sterna maxima
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Sterna maxima Boddaert, 1783
Park
Colonial National Historical Park (COLO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Royal 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 | Thalasseus |
| Species | Sterna maxima |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
See Observation evidence; Data Source: Chazal, 2002; Watts, 2001
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: The AOU Checklist of North American Birds, 1998
Abundance
Unknown
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
VA State Rank, 2006=S2B;VA State Protection Status, 2006=;Federal Status, 2006=
Seasonality Tags
-
Summer
Data Source: pers. comm. Daniel Cristol, Professor, Biology Department, College of William & Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795, dacris@wm.edu, 757 221 2405
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
10
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sac - I & M Office
Created Date
8/30/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
dskidds@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
12/17/2014 1:17:19 PM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Chazal, 2002; Watts, 2001
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