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Sterna sumatrana

Kakavai Māui (MH)

Black-naped Tern

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Open this image in pop-up window Image: Adult on raised coral fragment 226KB
Open this image in pop-up window Image: Adult with Black Noddy on beach 89KB
Open this image in pop-up window Image: Adults & Black Noddys in flight 219KB
Open this image in pop-up window Image: Sub-adult & adult on beach 82KB
Open this image in pop-up window Image: Similar species: 5 different Terns 226KB

General Information

COMMON NAMES: Black-naped Tern; German Schwarznacken-Seeschwalbe

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Kakavai Māui (MH RK), Akiaki (PK)

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native, Resident Breeder; Marine, near-shore, nest on Land

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: ; Nationally endangered (seriously)

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: -    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Northern Group: Present
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
-
P
P
+V
-
-

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Scientific Taxonomy

Sterna sumatrana
TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); TETRAPODA; AVES; NEORNITHES; Charadriiformes; STERNIDAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
None recorded.

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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