Summary ²

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 southern China, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. 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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1. (c) David J Barton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David J Barton
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterna_acuticauda

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