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| Sterna saundersi |
Hume, 1877 |
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Family: Laridae |
Order: Charadriiformes |
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Saunders' tern |
Sterne de Saunders |
Charrán de Saunders |
Orientseeschwalbe |
| Migration: intercontinental |
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very unclear |
Movements not well understood. Non-breeders seen in Red Sea N to Gulf of Aqaba, and S along E African coast
to N Tanzania, as well as Madagascar and along W coast of India, in Gujarat, Bombay, also Laccadives and
Maldives; probably this species also in Seychelles. Uncommon to very rare non-breeding visitor to S Thailand,
Malay Peninsula and Straits of Malacca. Research needed. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds),
1996)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1996) - www.hbw.com,
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| Regions: North Africa, South & Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, West & Central Asia |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |