Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Black-naped Tern

Sterna sumatrana

The Black-naped Tern (Sterna sumatrana) is a 106 g ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family
Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
Order
Charadriiformes
Weight
106 g
Habitat
Marine
Diet
Vertebrates, fish and carrion
Migration
Partial migrant
Countries recorded
25

Recorded in Australia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Palau, Fiji, Malaysia, MV, New Caledonia, Philippines, Japan, China, Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, MH, Solomon Is., Guam, SC, IO, Samoa, Vietnam, Tonga.

Where to see it: Nukunonu Village (Tokelau); Nauru (Nauru); Blue Lagoon Dive Resort (Federated States of Micronesia); Tuvalu (Tuvalu); Wallis (Wallis and Futuna).

Photo: Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons