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Scientific Name: Sterna aurantia Gray, 1831
English Name: River Tern
Local/Bangla Name: Nodia Panchil (নদীয়া পানচিল)
Photo: Birds of the World
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Description:
When their breeding areas overlap, this species can be distinguished from the less frequent Black-bellied Tern by its greater size, heavier body, and full black crown and pale gray wings. An incomplete black “mask” covers the juvenile’s mottled brownish-gray back, while the non-breeding adult’s head is covered in patches of black rather than a whole cap.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It was found near Nijhum Dwip area. This tern occurs along the coasts and rivers all over the country
Environment:
Marine, Terrestrial
Main References:
IUCN Bangladesh. 2015. Red List of Bangladesh Volume 3: Birds. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. xvi+676.
Other References:
WorldFish IUCN WCS 2018 A Proposal to Declare a New Marine Protected Area (MPA) Around Nijhum Dwip with Preference to Fisheries
Summary Information for the Declaration of the proposed Nijhum Dwip Marine Protected Area (MPA), 2019.
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
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