India
Black-bellied Tern
India
High
Priority
Priority
Black-bellied Tern
Sterna acuticauda
Long-term Trend:
Insufficient Data
Current Annual Trend:
Trend Inconclusive
Distribution Range Size:
Moderate
Other
Conservation
Categories
Global Red List:
Endangered
Wild Life Protection Act:
Schedule-I
Long-term Trend (%)
Long-term Trend CI (%)
Current Annual Trend (%)
1.15
Current Annual Trend CI (%)
(-2.01, 4.31)
Distribution Range Size (sq.km)
94,260
Distribution Range Size CI (sq.km)
(93,750, 94,770)
Migratory Status
Resident & Local Migrant
Habitat Specialization
Wetland
Endemicity
Non-endemic
States where they are key
Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh
See Interpreting Species Pages for a detailed explanation
To cite this page: SoIB 2023. State of India's Birds factsheet: Black-bellied Tern Sterna acuticauda (India) https://stateofindiasbirds.in/species/blbter1/. Accessed on 2025-04-22.
National Trend
State Trends
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Odisha
Puducherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
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Conservation Area Trends
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