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Birds
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Protected Migratory IUCN: LC
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) is a bird of the family Laridae recorded in the biodiversity data of PRPM Mengare. It is one of the migratory birds recorded here, on the East Asian–Australasian Flyway (EAAF).
It is one of 68 species in the group “Birds” recorded at the site, and one of 5 species of the family Laridae. It is a protected species in Indonesia under Ministerial Regulation P.106/2018, so it may not be caught, kept or traded without a permit.
Quick facts
- Scientific name
- Sterna hirundo
- English name
- Common Tern
- Indonesian name
- Dara-laut biasa
- Family
- Laridae
- Group
- Birds
- Recorded by
- Walk survey
Conservation status
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- National protection
- Protected (Ministerial Regulation P.106/2018)
- Migration
- Migratory species
We do not publish where protected or CITES-listed animals are seen. Do not catch, disturb or trade this animal.
