Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Terns :: River Tern

River Tern Sterna aurantia

Described by: Gray, J. E. (1831)
Alternate common name(s): Indian River Tern
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Mount Abu, Rajasthan, India - Apr 5, 2005 © Jugal Tiwari  Mount Abu, Rajasthan, India - Apr 5, 2005 © Jugal Tiwari  Mount Abu, Rajasthan, India - Apr 3, 2005 © Jugal Tiwari  Kutch, Gujarat, India - Sep 24, 2008 © Jugal Tiwari  T.G.Halli, Bangalore, Karnataka, India - Jan 15, 2005 © Sudhir Shivaram 
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Range

Se. Asia;
E. Pakistan, Nepal and India to Burma, sw. China (Yunnan), Cambodia (w. Siem Pang District) and s. Vietnam in the Mekong Delta.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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