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Saunders's Tern

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Sterna saundersi

Photo by AJDH
Photo taken: Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia.

1 Identification
2 Distribution
3 Taxonomy
4 Habitat
5 Behaviour
6 External Links

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

Bahrain, Iran, Israel, Kenya, Madagascar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

[edit] Taxonomy

An increasing number of authorities place Suanders's Tern in genus Sternula, but not quite enough for Opus to follow.
Saunders's Tern is closely related to, and was formerly often considered conspecific with, the Little Tern S. albifrons of the Old World. Other close relatives include the Least Tern S. antillarum, Yellow-billed Tern S. superciliaris and Peruvian Tern S. lorata, from South America and Fairy Tern from Australasia.