Missouri Department of Conservation
TERN, INTERIOR LEAST

Summary information for TERN, INTERIOR LEAST

Common Name
TERN, INTERIOR LEAST
Scientific Name
STERNULA ANTILLARUM ATHALASSOS
Status
NONGAME, STATE ENDANGERED, STATE RANK S2, GLOBAL RANK G4T2Q
Primary Habitat
"Wetland - sand/gravel bars"
Preferred Habitat
"Occur on sand or gravel bars of streams, ponds, lakes or reservoirs. Nest in areas where vegetation is sparse or absent."
Distribution
"Rare summer resident. Small nesting colonies on large, open sandbars along major rivers *02,03*."
County List
BOLLINGER, BOONE, BUCHANAN, CAPE GIRARDEAU, CHARITON, CLINTON, GREENE, HOLT, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, MORGAN, NEW MADRID, NODAWAY, PEMISCOT, PERRY, PIKE, SCOTT, ST. CHARLES, ST. CLAIR, ST. LOUIS, STODDARD, VERNON
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