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Family Name : Sternidae
Common Name : Caspian Tern - Scientific Name : Hydroprogne caspia ‹‹ Go Back
Common Name : Caspian Tern - Scientific Name : Hydroprogne caspia ‹‹ Go Back
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: Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Taxonomy & status
: sp H caspia resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult pair, moulting into breeding plumage
Red data status
: Not threatened
Photographer
: Pathmanath Samaraweera
Location
: Bundala
Date
: 4th March 2007
Equipment
: digiscoped with Nikon Fieldscope ED III & Nikon Coolpix 7900
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: Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Taxonomy & status
: sp H caspia resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adults in non breedng plumage
Red data status
: Not threatened
Photographer
: Pathmanath Samaraweera
Location
: Puttalam salt pans
Date
: 3rd February 2008
Equipment
: Canon 350D with Canon 400 F5.6 lens
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: Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Taxonomy & status
: sp H caspia resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult in non breeding plumage
Red data status
: Not threatened
Photographer
: Uditha Hettige
Location
: Bundala
Date
: 18th January 2008
Equipment
: Canon 10D with Canon 300 F4 lens and 1.4 teleconverter
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: Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Taxonomy & status
: sp H caspia resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Pathmanath Samaraweera
Location
: Bundala National Park
Date
: 4th December 2010
Equipment
: Canon 350D with Canon 400 F5.6 lens
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: Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Taxonomy & status
: sp H caspia resident in Sri Lanka with a wintering population
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Ayanthi Samarajewa
Location
: Talaimannar
Date
: 29th January 2011
Equipment
: Canon 400D with Canon 70-300 zoom lens
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: Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Taxonomy & status
: sp H caspia resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: non-breeding adult
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Kiran Kumaranayagam
Location
: Mannar
Date
: 2nd February 2011
Equipment
: Canon 40D with Sigma 500 F4.5 lens
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: Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Taxonomy & status
: sp H caspia resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adults in non-breeding plumage
Red data status
: Not threatened
Photographer
: Kiran Kumaranayagam
Location
: Ruhuna National Park
Date
: 22nd February 2011
Equipment
: Canon 40D with Sigma 500 F4.5 lens
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: Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Taxonomy & status
: sp H caspia winter visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult non-breeding plumage
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Sudheera Bandara
Location
: Urumalai, Talaimannar
Date
: 6th February 2012
Equipment
: Canon 60D with Canon 400 5.6 lens
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: Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Taxonomy & status
: sp H caspia winter visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adults with immature on extreme left
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Sudheera Bandara
Location
: Urumalai, Talaimannar
Date
: 10th November 2012
Equipment
: Canon 60D with Canon 100-400 zoom
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: Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Taxonomy & status
: sp H caspia resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: Adult
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Hasitha Perera
Date
: 14th February 2014
Equipment
: Nikon 3100 with Nikkor 55-300 zoom lens
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