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Scientific Name: Gelochelidon nilotica (Gmelin, 1789)
English Name: Gulled-billed Tern
Local/Bangla Name: Kalathot Panchil (কালা ঠোঁট পানচিল), Gang Chil (গাঙচিল)
Photo: Birds of the World
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Description:
A tern of medium size with a broad black bill. Very pale overall in breeding plumage, with a black crown. Black legs. Dark cheek patch visible in nonbreeding plumage.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It occurs along the coasts and rarely in the rivers all over the country
Environment:
Marine, Terrestrial
Main References:
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M, Rahman MM (eds.) (2008) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 26. Birds. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 662 pp.
Other 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.
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