Caspian Tern / Hydroprogne caspia
Caspian Tern
SCI Name:
Protonym: Sterna caspia NoviCommen.Acad.Sci.Imp.Petrop. 14 p.582 pl.22 fig.2
Taxonomy: Charadriiformes / Laridae / Hydroprogne
Taxonomy Code: caster1
Type Locality:
Author: Pallas
Publish Year: 1770
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
HYDROPROGNE
(Laridae; Ϯ Caspian Tern H. caspia) Gr. ὑδρο- hudro- water- < ὑδωρ hudōr, ὑδατος hudatos water; L. progne or procne swallow < Gr. myth. Progne, who was metamorphosed into a swallow (see Progne); the terns were formerly known as “sea swallows” because of their forked tails and graceful flight; "2. Sterna caspia, aranea. ... 2. Heherschwalbe. Hydroprogne. E[ntwickelung]. Wie bei den Seeschwalben. Ch[arakter]. Seeschwalben mit blaugrauem Gefieder, starkem und langen rothem Schnabel, Flügeln, welche mit dem wenig gegabelten Schwanz von gleicher Länge sind, und schwarzen Füßen. L[ebensart]. Sie gleichen den Uebrigen und nähren sich von Fischen." (Kaup 1829); "Hydroprogne Kaup, Skizz. Entw.-Gesch. Eur. Thierw., 1829, p. 91. Type, by subsequent designation, Sterna caspia Pallas = Sterna tschegrava Lepechin. (G. R. Gray, Gen. Bds., 3, 1846, p.[658].)" (Peters, 1934, II, p. 330). In Kaup's list this entry was followed by that of "Heher. Garrulus."
Synon. Helopus, Heroprogne, Pontochelidon, Sylochelidon, Thalasseus.
caspia / caspica / caspicus
L. Caspius Caspian, of the Caspian Sea.
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)