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Sterna acuticauda
The Black-bellied Tern (Sterna acuticauda) is a bird found in India, Nepal, Pakistan and Myanmar (Burma). Found in India, Nepal, Pakistan and Myanmar. It eats fish and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.
See the Black-bellied Tern on the 3D globe →| Scientific name | Sterna acuticauda |
|---|---|
| Region | Asia |
| Found in | India, Nepal, Pakistan and Myanmar (Burma) |
🏡 Where the Black-bellied Tern lives
Found in India, Nepal, Pakistan and Myanmar.
🍽️ What it eats
- 🐟 Fish70%
- 🐛 Insects & bugs30%
A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).
Conservation status
Hear the Black-bellied Tern
Recorded by David Darrell-Lambert (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC959370. Trimmed to a few seconds.
Questions about the Black-bellied Tern
Where does the Black-bellied Tern live?
The Black-bellied Tern lives in India, Nepal, Pakistan and Myanmar (Burma). Found in India, Nepal, Pakistan and Myanmar.
What does the Black-bellied Tern eat?
fish (about 70%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.
Is the Black-bellied Tern endangered?
Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.
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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.