Saunders's Tern (Sternula saundersi)
About the Saunders's Tern
Saunders's tern (Sternula saundersi), sometimes known as the black-shafted tern, is a species of bird in the family Laridae. It is sparsely resident along the shores of the north-western Indian Ocean (namely southern Somalia, Arabian Peninsula, Socotra, Pakistan, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and northern Sri Lanka). It is a close relative of the little tern, least tern, yellow-billed tern, and Peruvian tern. In non-breeding plumages, the Saunder's tern and the little tern may be almost indistinguishable. The two have been considered by some to be conspecific.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 70 recordings for this species: 3 CC BY-NC-SA. 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, Madagascar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Little TernSternula albifronsrecording
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