River Tern

River Tern
In breeding plumage
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Aequorlitornithes
Order:	Charadriiformes
Suborder:	Lari
Family:	Laridae
Subfamily:	Sterninae
Genus:	Sterna
Species:	S. aurantia
Binomial name
Sterna aurantia (J.E. Gray, 1831)
File:Sterna aurantia distr mig.png
Range of S. aurantia      Breeding grounds     wintering groundsTemplate:Legend-line

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Description

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Projects
This article is part of Project Aves, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each bird, including made-up species. This article is part of Project Charadriiformes, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each charadriiform, including made-up species. This article is part of Project Laridae, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each gull, tern and skimmer, including made-up species.