River Tern
Sterna aurantia
河燕鸥
IUCN: Vulnerable
China: Level I (Highest)
Found in China
Taxonomy
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Laridae
- Genus
- Sterna
- eBird Code
- rivter1
Distribution
rivers of Indus Valley (Pakistan), sub-Himalayan India, northwestern and central Myanmar, southwestern China, and southeastern Cambodia (formerly also southern Vietnam)
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.