C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Charadriiformes Laridae

Black-naped Tern

Sterna sumatrana

CIOC 2246

Black-naped Tern

Sterna sumatrana

Charadriiformes · Laridae

Black-naped Tern (Sterna sumatrana).

ATK108

DEF67

2186 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body Mass: 106 g
Diet: Aquatic prey
Migration: Partially migratory

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 108

Dagger-like or spear bill specialized for precision thrusts and instantaneous underwater strike acceleration (ATK 108).

DEF 67

Tightly preened water-repellent oiled plumage resisting freezing currents and dive water resistance (DEF 67).

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How to identify

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Similar species

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Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Africa & Oriental & Australasia: islands off tropical Indian and Pacific oceans from Seychelles to Cook Is. (Eastern Polynesia) Habitat: Marine & Coastal

2 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Sterna sumatrana mathewsi
Aldabra and Cosmoledo (Aldabra group, sw Seychelles), Farquhar and Amirantes groups (coralline c Seychelles; w Indian Ocean); Chagos Arch. and Maldives (nw Indian Ocean)
Sterna sumatrana sumatrana
tropical e Indian and w Pacific Ocean islands: Andaman Is., Thailand, Vietnam, Malay Pen., Ryukyu Is. (=Nansei Shoto, s Japan), islands off e China coast, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesian Arch., New Guinea satellites, n Australia, Melanesia, s Micronesia, Tuvalu (=Ellice Is.), Fiji, Tonga, Tokelau and Samoa (w, c Polynesia), and n Cook Is. (e Polynesia)

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