Hydroprogne caspia (caspia) (Caspian Tern (syn. caspia))

Avibase
Avibase home About Avibase Mastodon Birding webcams Compare taxonomies Avibase Flickr Group Bird of the day archives Peter's Checklist Database Avibase citations Birdlinks Trip reports
myAvibase

MyAvibase allows you to create and manage your own lifelists, and produce useful reports to help you plan your next birding excursion.
myAvibase Home Manage lifelists Manage observations myAvibase reports
Checklists

There are more than 20,000 regional checklists in Avibase, offered in 9 different taxonomies, including synonyms more than 175 languages. Each checklist can be viewed with photos shared by the birding community, and also printed as PDF checklists for field use.
Avibase checklists Compare Regions
Search
Avibase search Browse by families Browse by authors Browse by publications Avibase Taxonomic Concepts
Contribute

There are a few ways by which you can help the development of this page, such as joining the Flickr group for photos or providing translations of the site in addition languages.
Contribute to Avibase Acknowledgements Flickr group Media stats Flickr group members Media wanted Contribute a better translation
English
Change language

Caspian Tern (syn. caspia)

Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Laridae
Genus:
   Hydroprogne
Scientific:
  Hydroprogne caspia caspia

Citation:
(Pallas, PS 1770)

Reference:
Novi Comment. Acad. Sci. Imp. Petrop. 14 p.582 pl.22 fig.2

Protonym:
Sterna caspia

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/113648#page/646/mode/1up

Avibase ID:
4EBF4394565876DF

Avibase ID:
avibase-4EBF4394

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4EBF4394

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176935

English:
Caspian Tern (syn. caspia)
French:
Sterne caspienne (syn. caspia)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Caspian Tern (syn. caspia) ( Hydroprogne caspia (caspia))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Caspian Tern (syn. caspia) ( Hydroprogne caspia (caspia))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Caspian Tern (syn. caspia) ( Hydroprogne caspia (caspia))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Caspian Tern (nominate) ( Hydroprogne caspia (caspia))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Caspian Tern (nominate) ( Hydroprogne caspia (caspia))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Caspian Tern (nominate) ( Hydroprogne caspia (caspia))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Caspian Tern (nominate) ( Hydroprogne caspia (caspia))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Caspian Tern (nominate) ( Hydroprogne caspia (caspia))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Caspian Tern (nominate) ( Hydroprogne caspia (caspia))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Caspian Tern (nominate) ( Hydroprogne caspia (caspia))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Caspian Tern (nominate) ( Hydroprogne caspia (caspia))
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Hydroprogne caspia caspia [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Hydroprogne tschegrava tschegrava [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Hydroprogne tschegrava tschegrava [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: nominal suspecies (excluding synonyms)

This taxon is a subspecies of Hydroprogne caspia

Your sightings

You must be logged in to view your sighting details. To register to myAvibase click here.

Related taxa

Highlight taxa in a checklist (shown in red)

Other synonyms