Black‑naped Tern Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Sterna sumatrana
Family : Laridae
Order : Charadriiformes
Class : Aves
Phylum : Chordata
Habitat : Coast
Description : The Black-naped Tern is a whitish waterbird with a black bill and a black band on its nape (adult bird length approximately 35 cm, wing 22.3 cm, bill 3.4 cm, tarsus 1.8 cm, tail 14 cm). It looks white from above except for its black mask and black nape band. Its bill is black with a small yellowish tip, the irises are brown, and its legs and feet are black.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Thalasseus bengalensis
(Lesser Crested Tern) -
Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
(Brown‑headed Gull) -
Sterna acuticauda
(Black‑bellied Tern) -
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
((Common) Black‑headed Gull) -
Chroicocephalus genei
(Slender-billed Gull) -
Sterna hirundo
(Common Tern) -
Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
(Pallas’s (Great Black‑headed ) Gull) -
Rynchops albicollis
(Indian Skimmer) -
Sternula albifrons
(Little Tern) -
Chlidonias leucopterus
(White‑winged Tern)
Species groups
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Bee-eaters -
Booby -
frigatebird -
phalarope -
tropicbird -
Martins and Swallows -
Crows, Drongos & allies -
Woodpeckers -
Eared Nightjars -
Ibises & Spoonbills -
Trogons -
Coucals -
Pelicans -
Darters -
Gulls -
Warblers and allies -
Flowerpeckers & Sunbirds -
Sparrows, Wagtails, Pipits a& allies -
moonbird -
Hawks & Eagles -
Snipes, Sandpipers, Plovers & allies -
Small Kingfishers -
Cisticola & Prinia -
Plovers & Lapwings -
Rails, Gallinules & Coots -
Tits -
Parrots -
Rosefinches and Buntings -
Bustards -
Grebes -
Pheasants & Partridges -
Old World flycatcher -
Starlings and Mynas -
Hornbills -
Buttonquails -
Rollers -
Bluebirds -
Crested Kingfishers -
Cormorants -
Pigeons and Doves -
Jacanas -
Typical Owl -
Finfoots &booby -
Flamingo -
Herons and Bitterns -
Treecreepers -
Nuthatch -
Barbets -
Treeswifts -
Swifts -
Crab-plovers, Coursers and Pratincoles -
Bulbuls -
Frogmouths -
Larks -
Storks -
Broadbills -
Thick-knees -
Painted-snipes -
Nightjars -
Barn-owls -
Large-billed Kingfishers -
Falcons -
Pittas -
Cranes -
Whistling-ducks -
Ducks, Geese & Swans -
Hoopoe
References:
description written by:Fatema-Tuz-Zohora,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;Photo credit and copyright:Syed Abbas (Birdwing,Bangladesh);taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;more information, please contact us.
description written by:Fatema-Tuz-Zohora,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;Photo credit and copyright:Syed Abbas (Birdwing,Bangladesh);taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;more information, please contact us.