---
title: "Rybitwa indyjska"
description: "Sterna aurantia — Ptaki. The river tern or Indian river tern (Sterna aurantia) is a tern in the family Laridae, the largest species currently included in the genus Sterna of typical terns."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/river-tern
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rybitwa indyjska

> Sterna aurantia — Ptaki. The river tern or Indian river tern (Sterna aurantia) is a tern in the family Laridae, the largest species currently included in the genus Sterna of typical terns.

- Scientific name: *Sterna aurantia*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 2103
- Wikidata: [Q28514](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28514)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4428](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4428)

## Names

- en: River Tern
- de: Hinduseeschwalbe
- es: Charrán Indio
- fr: Sterne de rivière
- nl: Rivierstern
- pt: Trinta-réis-ribeirinho
- pl: Rybitwa indyjska

## Countries with the most observations

IN (1792), CN (22), PK (13), TH (10), KH (4)

## Summary

The river tern or Indian river tern (Sterna aurantia) is a tern in the family Laridae, the largest species currently included in the genus Sterna of typical terns. It is a resident breeder along inland rivers from Pakistan east through the Indian subcontinent, to Myanmar, Thailand, and Cambodia, where it is uncommon. Unlike most Sterna terns, it is almost exclusively found on freshwater, rarely venturing even to tidal creeks.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_tern

## Photo

![Rybitwa indyjska](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/river-tern/medium.jpg)

Photo: Vijay Barve · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/345444786

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/river-tern?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).