Common Name: Tern, least
Scientific Name: Sterna antillarum
Groups--Animals, Birds ................................ Listed As--Endangered
Lead Region--3 ...................................... Date First Listed--May
28, 1985
Critical Habitat--None .................... Special Rules--None
Recovery Priority--3C ............................ Approved Recovery
Plan?--Yes
Federal Register Citation Numbers: First Listing--182, Current Status--182
Historic Range: U.S.A. (Atlantic and Gulf coasts, Miss. R. Basin, CA),
Greater and Lesser Antilles, Bahamas, Mexico; winters
Central America, northern South America
This Status Likely To Occur In: AR, CO, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MS,
MO, MT, NE, NM, ND, OK, SD, TN, TX, (Miss.
R. & trib. N.)
Population To Which This Status Applies: U.S.A. (AR, CO, IA, IL, IN,
KS, KY, LA_Miss. R. and tribs. N of Baton Rouge,
MS_Miss. R., MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, OK, SD, TN, TX_except within 50 miles
of coast)