Black-bellied Tern (Sterna acuticauda)
About the Black-bellied Tern
The black-bellied tern (Sterna acuticauda) is a tern found near large rivers in the Indian subcontinent, its range extending from Pakistan, Nepal and India to Myanmar. It has become very scarce in the eastern part of its range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being endangered.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 3 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in India in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaearecording
- Common TernSterna hirundorecording
- Forster's TernSterna forsterirecording
- Roseate TernSterna dougalliirecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.