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river in Shropshire, England, see River Tern. River tern Sterna
aurantia (Ranganathittu).jpg In breeding plumage Conservation
status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum:
Chordata Class: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Family: Sternidae
Genus: Sterna Species: S. aurantia Binomial name Sterna aurantia
(Gray,JE, 1831) Adult and immature  The Indian river tern or
just river tern (Sterna aurantia) is a bird in the tern family .
It is a resident breeder along inland rivers from Iran east into
the Indian Subcontinent and further to Myanmar to Thailand,
where it is uncommon. Unlike most Sterna terns, it is almost
exclusively found on freshwater, rarely venturing even to tidal
creeks.  This species breeds from March to May in colonies in
less accessible areas such as sandbanks in rivers. It nests in a
ground scrape, often on bare rock or sand, and lays three
greenish-grey to buff eggs,