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Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Laridae

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".

Distribution

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