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Great Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii)

Great Crested-Tern (Thalasseus bergii)
Great Crested-Tern (Thalasseus bergii)
Great Crested-Tern (Sterna bergii) - Non-breeding
Great Crested-Tern (Sterna bergii) - Non-breeding
Great Crested-Tern (Thalasseus bergii)
Great Crested-Tern (Sterna bergii) - Non-breeding

About Great Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Shorebirds and Allies
  • Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

The greater crested tern, also called crested tern, swift tern, or great crested tern, is a tern in the family Laridae that nests in dense colonies on coastlines and islands in the tropical and subtropical Old World. Its four or five subspecies breed in the area from South Africa around the Indian Ocean to the central Pacific and Australia, all populations dispersing widely from the breeding range after nesting. This large tern is closely related to other species in its genus, but can be distinguished by its darker, battleship-grey upperparts, white forehead even in full breeding plumage, and greenish-tinged yellow bill colour.

Source: Wikipedia

Lifelists

Trips

Visits

  • 2010-07-04

    Rangiroa, French Polynesia
    Image from 2010-07-04
    Image from 2010-07-04

  • 2010-07-11

    Anaa, French Polynesia

  • 2010-07-13

    Tahiti, French Polynesia

  • 2012-11-23

    Wollongong Lagoon, Australia
    Image from 2012-11-23

  • 2012-11-24

    Wollongong Pelagic Trip, Australia

  • 2016-03-04

    Tangkoko National Park, Indonesia
    Seen from a distance, best guess to species.

  • 2016-03-11

    Ternate Highlands, Indonesia
    Seen on the ferry from Sofifi.

  • 2016-03-14

    Bunaken, Indonesia

  • 2017-11-13

    Sambava, Madagascar
    Image from 2017-11-13

  • 2017-11-22

    Mahajanga, Madagascar

  • 2022-05-02

    Kadavu, Fiji

  • 2022-05-03

    Kadavu, Fiji

  • 2022-05-05

    Kadavu, Fiji

  • 2022-05-06

    Kadavu, Fiji

  • 2022-05-07

    Bouma Natiional Heritage Park - Tavoro Falls, Fiji

  • 2022-05-08

    Matei, Fiji

  • 2022-05-10

    Vanua Levu, Fiji

  • 2023-04-04

    Rottnest Island, Australia

  • 2023-04-05

    Rottnest Island, Australia

  • 2023-04-10

    Bremer Bay, Australia

  • 2023-04-11

    Cheynes Beach, Australia

  • 2023-04-12

    Cape Leeuwin, Australia

  • 2023-04-18

    Cape Range National Park, Australia

  • 2023-04-19

    Cape Range National Park, Australia

  • 2023-04-20

    Cape Range National Park, Australia

  • 2024-08-13

    Bali Barat National Park, Indonesia

  • 2024-08-22

    Rote, Indonesia

  • 2024-08-23

    Kupang to Rote Crossing, Indonesia

  • 2024-08-24

    Pulau Nuhakepa, Indonesia

  • 2024-08-27

    Mali Airport, Indonesia

  • 2025-02-09

    Pemba - Ngezi Forest, Tanzania

  • 2025-02-10

    Pemba - Ngezi Forest, Tanzania

  • 2025-02-13

    Stone Town, Tanzania