Peer Review Plan for the Roseate Tern Species Status Assessment Report

Peer Review Plan for the Roseate Tern Species Status Assessment Report
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The Species Status Assessment (SSA) report will inform the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s preparation of a recovery plan for the roseate tern (Sterna dougallii dougallii). The information in the SSA report is likely to be influential scientific information.

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A rocky shoreline of a river. The water is calm. Mist and green branches line the river.
The Ecological Services Program works to restore and protect healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and plants and the environments upon which they depend. Using the best available science, we work with federal, state, Tribal, local, and non-profit stakeholders, as well as private land owners, to...
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Falls Church,VA
Species
A small white bird with light grey wings, orange legs and a black cap

The roseate tern is about 40 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...

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Species
Kingdom
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank
Subspecies
Ecosystem
Coastal
Subject tags
Endangered and/or Threatened species
FWS and DOI Region(s)
Northeast