Species profile
Saunders's Tern
Sternula saundersi
Quick answer
Red Sea to India and Sri Lanka; winters to Malay Peninsula
- Scientific name
- Sternula saundersi
- Family
- Laridae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Sternula
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Saunders's Tern in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.