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;[[:Category:Sterna|Sterna]] acuticauda | ;[[:Category:Sterna|Sterna]] acuticauda | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 33cm | + | 33cm<br /> |
| + | '''Adult'''<br /> | ||
| + | '''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== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[China]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Nepal]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], [[Laos]], [[Cambodia]] and [[Vietnam]]. | [[China]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Nepal]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], [[Laos]], [[Cambodia]] and [[Vietnam]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
There is 1 subspecies | There is 1 subspecies | ||
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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== | |
| + | BirdLife International | ||
==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] | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Sterna]][[Category:Missing Images]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Sterna]][[Category:Missing Images]] | ||
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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
China, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.
Taxonomy
There is 1 subspecies
- S a melanogaster
Habitat
Near large rivers; breeds on sandspits, islands and marshes, up to 730 m.
Behaviour
References
BirdLife International
