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2. Species Profile for Roseate tern (Sterna dougallii dougallii)

Roseate tern (Sterna dougallii dougallii)

Listing Status:    and  

General Information

The roseate tern is about 4O centimeters in length, with light-gray wings and back. Its first three or four primaries are black and so is its cap. The rest of the body is white, with a rosy tinge on the chest and belly during the breeding season. The tail is deeply forked, and the outermost streamers extend beyond the folded wings when perched. During the breeding season the basal three-fourths of the otherwise entirely black bill and legs turn orange-red.

Population detail

The FWS is currently monitoring the following populations of the Roseate tern 

• Population location: U.S.A. (Atlantic Coast south to NC), Canada (Newf., N.S, Que.), Bermuda

  Listing status:  Endangered

  • States/US Territories in which this population is known to or is believed to occur:  Connecticut , Maine , Massachusetts , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , North Carolina , Rhode Island , Virginia
  • US Counties in which this population is known to or is believed to occur:  View All
  • USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur:  Elizabeth Alexandra Morton National Wildlife Refuge, John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge, Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge, Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge, Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge, Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge, Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge, Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge, Seatuck National Wildlife Refuge, Stewart B. Mckinney National Wildlife Refuge, Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge, Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge  ... Show All Refuges
    
  • Countries in which the this population is known to occur:  Canada

• Population location: Western Hemisphere and adjacent oceans, incl. U.S.A. (FL, PR, VI), where not listed as endangered

  Listing status:  Threatened

  • States/US Territories in which this population is known to or is believed to occur:  Florida , Puerto Rico , Virgin Islands
  • US Counties in which this population is known to or is believed to occur:  View All
  • USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur:  Culebra National Wildlife Refuge, Key West National Wildlife Refuge, Vieques National Wildlife Refuge
    
  • Countries in which the this population is known to occur:  Bermuda

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