Caspian tern

Caspian tern
Breeding plumage, Canada
Non-breeding plumage, The Gambia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Genus: Hydroprogne
Kaup, 1829
Species:
H. caspia
Binomial name
Hydroprogne caspia
(Pallas, 1770)
Synonyms

Sterna caspia
Hydroprogne tschegrava
Helopus caspius

The Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia)[2] is a species of tern, with a subcosmopolitan but scattered distribution. Despite its extensive range, it is monotypic of its genus, and has no accepted subspecies.[3] The genus name is from Ancient Greek hudros, "water", and Latin progne, "swallow". The specific caspia is from Latin and, like the English name, refers to the Caspian Sea.[4]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2015). "Hydroprogne caspia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T22694524A84639220. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015.RLTS.T22694524A84639220.en.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference bridge was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference lynx was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 93, 197. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.