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Caspian Tern
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Shorebirds, gulls & terns

Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia (Pallas, 1770)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishCaspian Tern
DutchReuzenstern
SpanishCharrán del Caspio
Chinese红嘴巨燕鸥
Scientific nameHydroprogne caspia (Pallas, 1770)

About this species

The Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) is the world's largest species of tern, with a subcosmopolitan but scattered distribution. Despite its extensive range, it is monotypic of its genus, and has no accepted subspecies. The genus name is from Ancient Greek hudro-, "water-", and Latin progne, "swallow". The specific caspia is from Latin and, like the English name, refers to the Caspian Sea.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyLaridae
GenusHydroprogne

In Suriname

1Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
2018First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Nickerie1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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