WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2

Black-bellied Tern

Sterna acuticauda

Black-bellied Tern belongs to Laridae, within the order Charadriiformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.

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Black-bellied Tern · Sterna acuticauda — Illustration, not a field photograph.

Taxonomy & recorded facts

Scientific name: Sterna acuticauda
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Conservation record: EN · Endangered
Habitat in source: Riverine
Reported mass: 153 g

Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.