Caspian Tern

Also known as Hydroprogne caspia

species of bird

AI overview

The Caspian Tern is a large fishing bird found in various parts of the world that dives into water to catch fish as its main food source. It matters because as a top predator in aquatic ecosystems, it serves as an indicator of the health of fish populations and water environments.

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Species

Least Concern

Caspian tern

Species

PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyLaridae

Habitatmarine

via IUCN

Wikidata facts

Mass: 588
Image: Sterna-caspia-010.jpg

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taxon name: Hydroprogne caspia
Commons category: Hydroprogne caspia
Commons gallery: Hydroprogne caspia
taxon common name: Trobaky
wingspan: 133.5
external data available at URL: www.gbif.org/dataset/2c04922c-82dd-4718-ab22-c9772408de9c

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Article

The Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) is the world's largest species of tern, with a subcosmopolitan but scattered distribution. Despite its extensive range, it is monotypic of its genus, and has no accepted subspecies. The genus name is from Ancient Greek hudro-, "water-", and Latin progne, "swallow". The specific caspia is from Latin and, like the English name, refers to the Caspian Sea.

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