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River tern

Birds

The river tern, or Indian river tern, is a bird in the family Laridae and the largest species currently placed in the genus Sterna. It is a resident breeder along inland rivers from Pakistan through the Indian subcontinent to Myanmar, Thailand and Cambodia, where it remains uncommon. Unlike most terns in its genus it is found almost exclusively on freshwater, rarely venturing even to tidal creeks. The species is assessed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.

Facts
Scientific Name
Sterna aurantia 2
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 2
Body Size Band
Medium 5
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 5
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Sterna, Taxa
Source River tern (Wikidata)

In Biome

Freshwater, Biomes
Source River tern (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Norway

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

South Asia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Diet: Carnivore
2. River tern (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Unlike most Sterna terns, it is almost exclusively found on freshwater, rarely venturing even to tidal creeks.
  • Introduction
    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.
  • Wikidata Q28514 (P225 taxon name)
  • In Biome: Freshwater, Wikipedia intro states: "nd, and Cambodia, where it is uncommon. Unlike most Sterna terns, it is almost exclusively found on freshwater, rarely venturing even to tidal creeks."
  • In Biome: Freshwater, Wikipedia intro: "nd, and Cambodia, where it is uncommon. Unlike most Sterna terns, it is almost exclusively found on freshwater, rarely venturing even to tidal creeks."
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3. River tern (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): vulnerable.
  • Child Taxon Of: Sterna, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Aves
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Aves","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Aves","language":"ES"},{"name":"Birds","language":"EN"},{"name":"Oiseaux","language":"FR"},{"name":"鸟纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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5. Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 bird functional traits (BirdFuncDat)
Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Row: sterna aurantia
    4458 Nonpasseriformes Charadriiformes Laridae Gulls and terns 61 BL3 Sterna aurantia River Tern 50 0 0 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 Omnivore Ref_3 A Carolina 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_3 1 Jessica 0 166.12 GenAvg 0
  • BirdFuncDat.txt row Sterna aurantia, Nocturnal column
    Sterna aurantia River Tern 50 0 0 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 Omnivore Ref_3 A Carolina 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_3 1 Jessica 0
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Sterna
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 2462
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 2462
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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