Common Tern

India

High
Priority
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Long-term Trend:
Rapid Decline
Current Annual Trend:
Rapid Decline
Distribution Range Size:
Restricted
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Other

Conservation
Categories

Global Red List:

Least Concern

Wild Life Protection Act:

Schedule-II

Additional Information p

Long-term Trend (%) -83.64 Long-term Trend CI (%) (-86.53, -79.84) Current Annual Trend (%) -5.04 Current Annual Trend CI (%) (-6.91, -3.17) Distribution Range Size (sq.km) 36,170 Distribution Range Size CI (sq.km) (36,170, 36,170) Migratory Status Winter Migrant & Localized Summer Migrant Habitat Specialization Wetland Endemicity Non-endemic States where they are key Andhra Pradesh, Ladakh, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu

See Interpreting Species Pages for a detailed explanation

To cite this page: SoIB 2023. State of India's Birds factsheet: Common Tern Sterna hirundo (India) https://stateofindiasbirds.in/species/comter/. Accessed on 2024-04-16.

India