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Caspian tern

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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Where it's recorded

Citizen-science sightings place the caspian tern near 309 Australian suburbs, including Dianella, Morley, Rockingham, Urangan, Australind, Nollamara.

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