Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia - Sterne caspienne

Sterne caspienne
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Charadriiformes

  • Family
    :

    Laridés

  • Genus
    :

    Hydroprogne

  • Species
    :

    caspia

Descriptor

Pallas, 1770

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 56 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 127 à 140 cm.
  • Weight
    : 550 à 750 g
Longevity

26 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Sterne caspienne
adult plum. breeding
Sterne caspienne
adult

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Sterne caspienne,
  • Pagaza piquirroja,
  • garajau-grande,
  • Raubseeschwalbe,
  • lócsér,
  • Reuzenstern,
  • Sterna maggiore,
  • skräntärna,
  • Rovterne,
  • čegrava veľkozobá,
  • rybák velkozobý,
  • Rovterne,
  • räyskä,
  • Reuseseeswael (Reusesterretjie),
  • xatrac gros,
  • Ránþerna,
  • rybitwa wielkodzioba,
  • lielais zīriņš,
  • kaspijska čigra,
  • Чеграва,
  • Dara-laut caspia,
  • オニアジサシ,
  • 红嘴巨鸥,
  • นกนางนวลแกลบแคสเปียน,
  • 裡海燕鷗〔紅嘴巨鷗〕,

Voice song and call

Sterne caspienne
adult plum. post breeding

Habitat

Sterne caspienne
First year

Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), S

easonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged), Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes, Coastal Freshwater Lakes ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha)

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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