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River Tern
Sterna aurantia Gray, JE 1831
The Indian river tern or just river tern is a tern in the family Laridae. It is a resident breeder along inland rivers from Iran east into the Indian Subcontinent and further to Myanmar to Thailand, where it is uncommon. Unlike most Sterna terns, it is almost exclusively found on freshwater, rarely venturing even to tidal creeks. Source: Wikipedia
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Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
Sterna
Scientific:
Sterna aurantia
Classification
Order:Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
Sterna
Scientific:
Sterna aurantia
Original description
Citation:
Gray, JE 1831
Reference:
Ill. Indian Zool. Hardwicke
1 pt5 pl.69 fig.2
Protonym:
Sterna aurantia
Type locality:
India.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45959817
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
A874F3344E9FE3C3
Avibase ID:
avibase-A874F334
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A874F334
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176905
VULNERABLE
Geographic range:
- Sterna aurantia: Pakistan to southern India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and southwestern China
Source: Clements checklist
River Tern
Catalan:
Xatrac fluvial
Czech:
rybák říční
Danish:
Flodterne
German:
Goldschnabel-Seeschwalbe
Spanish:
Charrán Indio
Spanish (Spain):
Charrán Indio
Finnish:
jokitiira
French:
Sterne de rivière
Croatian:
indijska čigra
Hungarian:
folyómenti csér
Icelandic:
Lækjaþerna
Italian:
Sterna di fiume
Japanese (romaji):
kawaajisashi
Japanese:
カワアジサシ
Lithuanian:
Indinė žuvėdra
Dutch:
Rivierstern
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Flodterne
Norwegian:
Flodterne
Polish:
rybitwa indyjska
Portuguese:
Trinta-réis-ribeirinho
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinha-do-mar-ribeirinha
Russian:
Индийская крачка
Slovak:
rybár zlatozobý
Serbian:
Azijska rečna čigra
Swedish:
indisk flodtärna
Ukrainian:
Крячок індійський
Chinese:
黄嘴河燕鸥
Chinese (Traditional):
黃嘴河燕鷗
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Sterne de rivière ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Sterne de rivière ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Clements 1st edition: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Clements, version 2021: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Clements, version 2022: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Clements, version 2023: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Clements, version 2024: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Clements 3rd edition: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Clements 4th edition: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Clements 6th edition: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Clements, version 2015: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Clements, version 2016: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Clements, version 2017: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Clements, version 2018: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Clements, version 2019: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| eBird version 1.50: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| eBird version 1.52: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| eBird version 1.53: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| eBird version 1.54: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| eBird version 1.55: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| eBird version 2015: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| eBird version 2016: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| eBird version 2017: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| eBird version 2018: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| eBird version 2019: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| eBird version 2021: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| eBird version 2022: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| eBird version 2023: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| eBird version 2024: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Indian River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Indian River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Indian River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Oriental Bird Club: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Sterna aurantia |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Sterna aurantia |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Sterna aurantia |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: River Tern ( Sterna aurantia) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sterna aurantia |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sterna aurantia |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Riviersterretjie
Azerbaijani: Hindistan adi susüpürəni
Belarusian: Індыйская крычка
Bulgarian: Индийска рибарка
Bengali: নদীয়া পানচিল, নদীয়া ানচচর
Bengali (transliteration): nadīẏā pānacila
Catalan: Xatrac de riu, Xatrac fluvial
Czech: rybák říční, Rybák žlutozobý
Welsh: Môr-wennol afon
Danish: Flodterne
German: Goldschnabel-Seeschwalbe, Hindu Seeschwalbe, Hinduseeschwalbe
Greek: Ivδoγλάρovo
English: Indian River Tern, River Tern
English, HBW: River Tern
English (IOC): River Tern
English (United States): River Tern
Esperanto: Rivera ŝterno, Riverŝterno
Spanish: Charrán Indio, Gaviotín del Río Indian
Spanish (Spain): Charrán Indio
Spanish (HBW): River Tern
Estonian: tulvatiir
Persian: پرستو دریایی رودخانه ای, پرستودریایی رودخانهای, پرستودریایی رودخانهزی
Finnish: Jokitiira
French: Sterne de rivière
Frisian: Rivierstirns
Irish: Geabhróg abhann Indiach
Galician: Carrán ribeiriño
Hebrew: שחפית נהרות
Croatian: indijska čigra
Hungarian: folyómenti csér
Icelandic: Lækjaþerna
Italian: Sterna di fiume, Sterna indiana, Sterna indiana di fiume
Japanese (romaji): kawa ajisashi, kawaajisashi
Japanese: カワアジサシ
Japanese (Kanji): 河鯵刺
Kirghiz: Индистан чабакчылы
Scientific: Sterna aurantia
Lithuanian: Indijinė žuvėdra, Indinė žuvėdra
Latvian: Indijas upju zīriņš
Macedonian: Индиска чигра
Malayalam: പുഴ ആള
Marathi: नदी सुरय
Malay: Burung Sungai
Nepali: कुरारी ङ्घयालङ्घयाले
Dutch: Rivierstern
Norwegian Nynorsk: Flodterne
Norwegian: Flodterne
Polish: rybitwa indyjska
Pinyin: huáng-zuǐ hé yàn-ōu
Portuguese: Gaivina-ribeirinha, Trinta-réis-ribeirinho
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinha-do-mar-ribeirinha
Rhaeto-Romance: Pestgarel da l’India
Romanian: Chiră de mal
Russian: Индийская крачка
Northern Sami: Johkačearret
Slovak: Rybár zlatozobý
Slovenian: Indijska čigra
Serbian: Azijska rečna čigra, Indijska čigra
Swedish: Indisk flodtärna
Tamil: Aatru Aala
Thai: นกนางนวลแกลบแม่น้ำ
Thai (Transliteration): nók naaŋ-nuan-klàeep mâe-náam
Turkish: Hint Sumrusu
Ukrainian: Крячок індійський
Chinese: 黄嘴河燕鸥
Chinese (Traditional): 黃嘴河燕鷗
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