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English Name: Gull-billed Tern
Scientific Name: Sterna nilotica nilotica
Family: Laridae (Gulls & Terns)
Age: 1st winter
Behaviour: In flight
Location: Velavadar National Park
State / Province: Gujarat
Country: India
Continent: Asia
Date: November 2008
Species Status: LEAST CONCERN
Taxonomic Notes: BirdLife is aware that phylogenetic analyses have been published which have proposed generic rearrangements which may affect this species, but prefers to wait until work by other taxonomists reveals how these changes affect the entire groups involved.
Alternative Scientific Name: Gelochelidon nilotica