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Caspian Tern

காஸ்பியன் ஆலா

Hydroprogne caspia

Least concern

Caspian Tern
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Overview

The Caspian tern 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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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Caspian tern — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): காஸ்பியன் ஆலா — CC BY-SA 4.0