Saunders's tern
Saunders's tern (Sternula saundersi) is a species of bird in the family Laridae. It is sparsely resident along the shores of the north-western Indian Ocean (namely southern Somalia, Arabian peninsula, Socotra, Pakistan, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and northern Sri Lanka).
| Saunders's tern | |
|---|---|
%252C_Jeddah%252C_Saudi_Arabia_(crop).jpg.webp) | |
| Saunders's tern, Saudi Arabia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Genus: | Sternula |
| Species: | S. saundersi |
| Binomial name | |
| Sternula saundersi (Hume, 1877) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Sterna saundersi | |
References
- BirdLife International (2019). "Sternula saundersi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22694666A155479775. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22694666A155479775.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.