India
Whiskered Tern
India
High
Priority
Priority
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Long-term Trend:
Rapid Decline
Current Annual Trend:
Rapid Decline
Distribution Range Size:
Large
Other
Conservation
Categories
Global Red List:
Least Concern
Wild Life Protection Act:
Schedule-II
Long-term Trend (%)
-56.72
Long-term Trend CI (%)
(-62.23, -50.34)
Current Annual Trend (%)
-5.47
Current Annual Trend CI (%)
(-6.43, -4.52)
Distribution Range Size (sq.km)
5,50,060
Distribution Range Size CI (sq.km)
(549,570, 550,550)
Migratory Status
Winter Migrant & Localized Summer Migrant
Habitat Specialization
Wetland
Endemicity
Non-endemic
States where they are key
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
See Interpreting Species Pages for a detailed explanation
To cite this page: SoIB 2023. State of India's Birds factsheet: Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida (India) https://stateofindiasbirds.in/species/whiter2/. Accessed on 2024-12-08.
National Trend
State Trends
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Andhra Pradesh
- Assam
- Bihar
- Chandigarh
- Chhattisgarh
- Daman and Diu
- Delhi
- Goa
- Gujarat
- Haryana
- Himachal Pradesh
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Jharkhand
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Ladakh
- Madhya Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Manipur
- Odisha
- Puducherry
- Punjab
- Rajasthan
- Tamil Nadu
- Telangana
- Tripura
- Uttar Pradesh
- Uttarakhand
- West Bengal
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