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English Name: Caspian Tern
Scientific Name: Sterna caspia
Family: Laridae (Gulls & Terns)
Age: Adult
Plumage: Breeding
Behaviour: In flight
Location: Port Aransas
State / Province: Texas
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Date: April 2007
Species Status: LEAST CONCERN
Taxonomic Notes: BirdLife is aware that phylogenetic analyses have been published which have proposed generic rearrangements which may affect this species, but prefers to wait until work by other taxonomists reveals how these changes affect the entire groups involved.
Alternative Scientific Name: Hydroprogne caspia