Common name:
River Tern
Ladakhi name:
unknown
Scientific name:
Sterna aurantia
Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
fun facts:
The River Tern, also called the Indian River Tern, is a migrant to Ladakh.
The sexes look the same.
It breeds in colonies along riverbanks.
The young birds have a brown head and brown-marked grey upper parts.
Bird Club Contributor:
Padma Gyalpo, Shey
