Caspian tern

Hydroprogne caspia

Summary 3

The Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia, formerly Sterna caspia;syn. Hydroprogne tschegrava, Helopus caspius) is a species of tern, with a subcosmopolitan but scattered distribution. Despite its extensive range, it is monotypic of its genus, and has no subspecies accepted either. In New Zealand it is also known by the Maori name Taranui.

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  1. (c) BJ Stacey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/finaticphotography/8492686230/
  2. (c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mark Rosenstein
  3. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroprogne_caspia

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Color black, grey, red, white
Class birds
Parks Sweitzer
Kingdom Animals