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The River Tern, scientifically named *Sterna aurantia*, is a species of bird within the family Laridae and order Charadriiformes. It belongs to the genus *Sterna* and is classified under the class Aves and phylum Chordata. The species was described by Gray in 1831 and is also referred to as the Indian river tern. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Vulnerable, a designation recorded in 2020.
This bird has a wingspan of 0.67 and typically lays a litter size of 3 eggs, with an incubation period of 18 days. The River Tern is associated with marine habitats. Other common names for this taxon include Hinduseeschwalbe, Charrán indio, and xatrac fluvial. The species is not extinct and has been the subject of 2001 observations on iNaturalist.
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Species
VulnerableIndian river tern
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyLaridae
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- Vulnerable
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- wingspan
- 0.67
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- 3
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- 18
- taxon common name
- gaivina-ribeirinha
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- S. aurantia
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Encyclopedic overview
Immature Adult in flight, Kabini, Karnataka The river tern or Indian river tern (Sterna aurantia) is a tern in the family Laridae, the largest species currently included in the genus Sterna of typical terns. It is a resident breeder along inland rivers from Pakistan east through the Indian subcontinent, to Myanmar, Thailand, and Cambodia, where it is uncommon. Unlike most Sterna terns, it is almost exclusively found on freshwater, rarely venturing even to tidal creeks.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “River Tern” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.