Great Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii)
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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
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2010-07-04
Rangiroa, French Polynesia -
2010-07-11
Anaa, French Polynesia -
2010-07-13
Tahiti, French Polynesia -
2012-11-23
Wollongong Lagoon, Australia -
2012-11-24
Wollongong Pelagic Trip, Australia -
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2024-08-23
Kupang to Rote Crossing, Indonesia -
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2025-02-10
Pemba - Ngezi Forest, Tanzania -
