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Hydroprogne caspia
Hydroprogne caspia
Caspian Tern
Photographer: Gerald and Buff Corsi
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 6666 6666 0713 0091 (2013-07-16)

Copyright © 2013 California Academy of Sciences

 
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  • date of photo  May 9, 2012
  • location   Pacific Ocean (Monterey County, California, US)
  • notes   Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia, formerly Sterna caspia; syn. Hydroprogne tschegrava, Helopus caspius) is a species of tern, with a subcosmopolitan but scattered distribution. Despite its extensive range, it is monotypic of its genus, and has no subspecies accepted either.
  • CalAcademy slide #   Caspian Tern 120509 _7000897
  • photo category: Animal - Bird
  • original filename: Caspian Tern 120509 _7000897.jpg

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
  • common names   Caspian Tern (photographer)
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