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;[[:Category:Sterna|Sterna]] acuticauda | ;[[:Category:Sterna|Sterna]] acuticauda | ||
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*Whitish belly, no tail streamers. The bill has a dark tip. | *Whitish belly, no tail streamers. The bill has a dark tip. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Asia]]: found in [[Pakistan]], [[Nepal]] and [[India]] to south-western [[China]], [[Myanmar]] and South East [[Asia]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
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| + | Subspecies ''melanogaster'' is generally considered to be invalid<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Near large rivers; breeds on sandspits, islands and marshes, up to 730 m. | Near large rivers; breeds on sandspits, islands and marshes, up to 730 m. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Sterna+acuticauda}} | {{GSearch|Sterna+acuticauda}} | ||
*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=968&Bird_Image_ID=2497&Bird_Family_ID=105 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=968&Bird_Image_ID=2497&Bird_Family_ID=105 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | ||
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- Sterna acuticauda
Identification
33cm
Adult
Breeding
- Orange bill,
- Black cap and nape
- Dark grey breast
- Blackish belly and vent
Non-breeding
- Whitish belly, no tail streamers. The bill has a dark tip.
Distribution
Asia: found in Pakistan, Nepal and India to south-western China, Myanmar and South East Asia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Subspecies melanogaster is generally considered to be invalid[2].
Habitat
Near large rivers; breeds on sandspits, islands and marshes, up to 730 m.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Avibase
- BirdLife International
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-bellied Tern. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 21 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-bellied_Tern
