Black-naped Tern

Sterna sumatrana

The black-naped tern is an oceanic tern mostly found in tropical and subtropical areas of the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. They are rarely found inland. It was described from the islands around Sumatra. It is most closely related to roseate tern S. dougallii and white-fronted tern S. striata.

Scientific name

Sterna sumatrana

Family

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

IUCN status

LC