Species profile—Hydroprogne caspia (Caspian tern)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Laridae (gulls, terns and noddies) → Hydroprogne caspia (Caspian tern)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Aves (birds)
- Family
- Laridae (gulls, terns and noddies)
- Scientific name
- Hydroprogne caspia Pallas, 1770
- Common name
- Caspian tern
- WildNet taxon ID
- 1896
- Synonym(s)
- Sterna caspia
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- SL
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Wetland status
- Wetland Indicator Species
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Marine & Terrestrial
Other resources
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=1896.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
