Lesser Crested Tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)
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About Lesser Crested Tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
The Lesser Crested Tern breeds in subtropical coastal parts of the world mainly from the Red Sea across the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific, and Australia, with a significant population on the southern coast of the Mediterranean on two islands off the coast of Libya. Outside the breeding season it ranges on the north African coast (both Mediterranean and Atlantic), on much of the Indian Ocean nearby continents, and in the western Pacific north of Australia up to New Guinea and Vietnam1.
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Visits
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2017-01-15Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates
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2017-11-22Mahajanga, Madagascar
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2023-04-18Cape Range National Park, Australia
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2024-08-01Waigeo, Indonesia
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2024-08-05Batanta, Indonesia
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2024-08-22Kupang to Rote Crossing, Indonesia
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2025-02-07Tanga, Tanzania
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2025-02-08Tanga, Tanzania
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2025-02-13Stone Town, Tanzania
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2025-02-15Stone Town, Tanzania
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2025-08-22Pulau Sipura, Indonesia
