303 observationsLeast Concern
White-cheeked Tern
Sterna repressa
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia โบPhylum: Chordata โบClass: Aves โบOrder: Charadriiformes โบFamily: Laridae โบGenus: Sterna
About
The white-cheeked tern (Sterna repressa) is a species of tern in the family Laridae. It is found around the coasts on the Red Sea, around the Horn of Africa to Kenya, in the Persian Gulf and along the Iranian coast to Pakistan and western India.