Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Saunders's Tern

Sternula saundersi

The Saunders's Tern (Sternula saundersi) is a 42 g coastal bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Order

Charadriiformes

Weight

42 g

Habitat

Coastal

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

23

Recorded in United Arab Emirates, Oman, India, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, SC, Iran, CC, Sri Lanka, Mozambique, MV, Djibouti, Bahrain, IO, South Africa, Yemen, Qatar, Madagascar, Tanzania, RE, Pakistan, Egypt, Eritrea.

Where to see it: South Island (Cocos (Keeling) Islands); Douda Mangroves (Djibouti); Bird Island (Seychelles); Egmont Islands (British Indian Ocean Territory); Gurgussum (Eritrea).

Photo: (c) Nils, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist