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English Name: Saunders's Tern
Scientific Name: Sterna saundersi
Family: Laridae (Gulls & Terns)
Age: Adult
Behaviour: In flight, hovering
Location: Yala National Park
Country: Sri Lanka
Continent: Asia
Date: February 2007
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 English Name: Saunders' Little Tern
Alternative Scientific Name: Sternula saundersi