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The Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) belongs to the family of gulls and terns, the Laridae under the order Charadriiformes.
Caspian tern taxonomy
The Laridae is the family of gulls, terns and skimmers. The family Laridae was first described by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (October 22, 1783 – September 18, 1840), a zoologist, botanist, writer and polyglot, in the year 1815.The family Laridae comprises around 100 species arranged into 22 genera, including the genus Hydroprogne. The genus Hydroprogne is monotypic and contains the species Hydroprogne caspia.
The genus Hydroprogne was first introduced by Johann Jakob von Kaup (10 April 1803 – 4 July 1873), a German naturalist, in the year 1829.
The tern species Hydroprogne caspia was first described by Peter Simon Pallas FRS FRSE (22 September 1741 – 8 September 1811), a Prussian zoologist and botanist, in the year 1770. The species Hydroprogne caspia is monotypic.
| Taxonomic classification | |
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| Binomial name: | Hydroprogne caspia |
| Species: | H. caspia |
| Genus: | Hydroprogne |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Caspian tern - Hydroprogne caspia Image by Dick Daniels (http://carolinabirds.org/) |
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| 2.Caspian tern - Hydroprogne caspia Image by Nigel |
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| 3.Caspian tern - Hydroprogne caspia Image by JJ Harrison |
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| 4.Caspian tern - Hydroprogne caspia Image by bertknot |
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| 5.Caspian tern - Hydroprogne caspia Image by Don Faulkner |
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| 6.Caspian tern - Hydroprogne caspia Image by Mdf |
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| 7.Caspian tern - Hydroprogne caspia Image by Mike Baird |
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| 8.Caspian tern - Hydroprogne caspia Image by Dick Daniels (http://carolinabirds.org/) |
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| 9.Caspian tern - Hydroprogne caspia Image by Dmitry Mikhirev |
1.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caspian_Tern_(Hydroprogne_caspia)_RWD.jpg (cropped)
Author: Dick Daniels (http://carolinabirds.org/) | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 9/9/18
2.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/winnu/7210844828/ (cropped)
Author: Nigelt | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 9/9/18
3.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hydroprogne_caspia_ralphs_bay.jpg (cropped)
Author: JJ Harrison | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 9/9/18
4.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bertknot/24694325591/ (cropped)
Author: bertknot | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 9/9/18
5.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/faulkners_fowl_shots/23880008277/ (cropped)
Author: Don Faulkner | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 9/9/18
6.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sterna-caspia-010.jpg (cropped)
Author: Mdf | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 9/9/18
7.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/2791767560/ (cropped)
Author: Mike Baird | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 9/9/18
8.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org (cropped)
Author: Dick Daniels (http://carolinabirds.org/) | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 9/9/18
9.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: Dmitry Mikhirev | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 9/9/18
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