Custom Fields

English Name: Caspian Tern
Scientific Name: Sterna caspia
Family: Laridae (Gulls & Terns)
Age: Adult
Plumage: Breeding
Location: Cerebros Salt Works
State / Province: Western Cape
Country: Republic of South Africa, RSA
Continent: Africa
Date: October 2009
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