Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Infraphylum Gnathostomata > Megaclass Tetrapoda > Superclass Reptilia > Class Aves > Subclass Passerae > Superorder Ciconiimorphae > Order Charadriiformes > Suborder Charadrii > Superfamily Laroidea > Family Laridae > Genus Hydroprogne

Hydroprogne caspia (Pallas, 1770)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Hydroprogne*	Kaup, 1829	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Sterna caspia*	Pallas, 1770	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Dutch: reuzenstern

English: Caspian tern sources: Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2011. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.8).

Swedish: skräntärna

Literature

additional source	Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Hydroprogne caspia (Pallas, 1770). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567825

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Environment

marine, terrestrial

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2011-11-23 by Peter Adriaens

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