Terns (Sternidae)
River Tern (Sterna aurantia) - HBW 3, p. 648
French: Sterne de rivière
German: Hinduseeschwalbe
Spanish: Charrán Indio
Other common names: Indian River Tern
Taxonomy: Sterna aurantia J. E. Gray, 1831, India.
Monotypic.
Distribution: E Pakistan to S India and E through Nepal to SW China (Yunnan) and Mekong Delta.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Two adults preening. Locality Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Mandya District, Karnataka, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2009 1 year ago 25 sec 4 -
Two adults preening on a rock. Locality Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Mandya District, Karnataka, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2009 1 year ago 45 sec 4 -
Two adults displaying. Locality Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Mandya District, Karnataka, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2009 1 year ago 6 sec 3.7 -
Two adults on a rock in a river. Locality Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Mandya District, Karnataka, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2009 1 year ago 14 sec 3.7 -
A bird flying over a dam Locality Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 21 January 2001 5 years ago 24 sec 3.3
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River Tern
Locality Gujarat, India
deomurari 10 September 2007 2 years ago 4.3 -
River Tern in flight
Locality Kutch District, Gujarat, India
Vaibhav Mishra 8 September 2010 1 year ago 3.7 -
River Tern basking on rock in river.
Locality Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Mandya District, Karnataka, India
Ragoorao 14 March 2007 1 year ago 3.7 -
Tern perched on a rock in the river.
Locality Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Mandya District, Karnataka, India
Ragoorao 14 March 2007 1 year ago 3.6 -
An adult at Karnaka baas water body.
Locality Sariska National Park, Alwar District, Rajasthan, India
Devendra Bhardwaj 23 April 2009 1 year ago 3.5 -
Resident
Locality Kutch District, Gujarat, India
jugal Tiwari 7 March 2009 1 year ago 3.3
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Two birds displaying. Locality Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Mandya District, Karnataka, India
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2009 1 year ago 4 -
A bird calling. Locality Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Mandya District, Karnataka, India
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2009 1 year ago 4 -
Calling on the wing Locality Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 April 1986 1 year ago 3
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