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The Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) [2] is a species of tern, with a subcosmopolitan but scattered distribution. Despite its extensive range, it is monotypic of its genus, and has no accepted subspecies. [3] The genus name is from Ancient Greek hudros, "water", and Latin progne, "swallow".
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has killed at least 64% of breeding Caspian terns in Wisconsin this summer. The species could take years to recover. 'Catastrophic' avian flu devastates ...
Terns range in size from the least tern, at 23 cm (9.1 in) in length and weighing 30–45 g (1.1–1.6 oz), [1] [2] to the Caspian tern at 48–56 cm (19–22 in), 500–700 g (18–25 oz). [3] [4] They are longer-billed, lighter-bodied, and more streamlined than gulls, and their long tails and long narrow wings give them an elegance in flight ...
The islets are a breeding site for Caspian terns. The Henderson Islets are a group of two adjacent small rocky islands, with a combined area of 0.41 hectares (1.0 acre), in south-eastern Australia. They are part of Tasmania’s Trefoil Island Group, lying close to Cape Grim, Tasmania's most north-westerly point, in Bass Strait. [1]
English: Two Caspian terns (Sterna caspia) left and a royal tern (Sterna maxima) right, Padre Island National Seashore (2 November 2022), 27.3825°N, 97.3175°W, 2 meters elevation Date 2 November 2022, 10:27:05
"The black skimmers seem to be a lot more susceptible," Mirzadi said. "Some Caspian terns that were also on those islands (where he saw human disturbances) did not have nearly the same effect."
Caspian gull; Caspian plover; Caspian snowcock; Caspian tern; Caspian tit; Casqued cacique; Cassia crossbill; Cassin's auklet; Cassin's finch; Cassin's flycatcher; Cassin's hawk-eagle; Cassin's honeybird; Cassin's kingbird; Cassin's malimbe; Cassin's sparrow; Cassin's spinetail; Cassin's vireo; Castelnau's antshrike; Cattle tyrant; Cauca guan ...
Family Laridae - gulls, terns, and skimmers Genus Anous; Genus Chlidonias - marsh tern; Genus Chroicocephalus; Genus Creagrus - swallow-tailed gull; Genus Gelochelidon - gull-billed tern; Genus Gygis - white tern; Genus Hydrocoloeus - little gull; Genus Hydroprogne - Caspian tern; Genus Ichthyaetus; Genus Larosterna - Inca tern; Genus Larus ...