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Species profile—Sterna dougallii (roseate tern)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Laridae (gulls, terns and noddies) → Sterna dougallii (roseate tern)

Photo of Sterna dougallii (roseate tern) - McDougall (Rockhampton), A.,QPWS,2009
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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Laridae (gulls, terns and noddies)
Scientific name
Sterna dougallii Montagu, 1813
Common name
roseate tern
WildNet taxon ID
1897
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
SL
Conservation significant
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Marine & Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1897.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024