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Scientific Name
Sterna caspia
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Sterna caspia Pallas, 1770
Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park (RICH)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Caspian tern
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyLaridae
GenusHydroprogne
SpeciesSterna caspia
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Bird Ross, Bird taxa expert, 9/29/2006 (based on Dana Bradshaw's Bird Inventory Data, 2004).
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Bird Ross, Bird taxa expert, 9/29/2006 (based on Dana Bradshaw's Bird Inventory Data, 2004).
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Bird Ross, Bird taxa expert, 9/29/2006 (based on Dana Bradshaw's Bird Inventory Data, 2004).
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    Virginia State Status: Special Concern; State Rank: S1B/S2N (Very rare and imperiled in non-breeding season)--Virginia Natural Heritage Program, 9/29/2006.
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
9/20/2006 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
9/29/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: RICH_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, 9/29/2006 (based on Dana Bradshaw's Bird Inventory Data, 2004).
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