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Sterna bernsteini

Photo by Mark Bruce
Matsu, Taiwan

Identification

Photo by Mark Bruce
Matsu, Taiwan

36cm

Pale grey mantle
Pale grey upperparts and wings
White underparts and rump
Black crest
White forked tail
Orange, black-tipped bill
Black legs and feet

Distribution

Asia: found in coastal eastern China; winters to Thailand, Borneo and Moluccas

Status

Classified as Critically Endangered in the 2008 IUCN Red List²

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Islands

Behaviour

Breeding

It is a ground nester.

Diet

The diet includes fish.

References

Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
BirdLife International
Birding in Taiwan

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chinese Crested Tern. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chinese_Crested_Tern

External Links

Search for photos of Chinese Crested Tern in the gallery

View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages

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 ;[[:Category:Sterna|Sterna]] bernsteini
-[[Image:Chinese_crested_tern.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Mark Bruce<br>Matsu, Taiwan ]]
+[[Image:Chinese_crested_tern.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Mark+Bruce|Mark Bruce}}<br />Matsu, [[Taiwan]] ]]
-[[Image:Chinesecrestedterna.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Mark Bruce<br>Matsu, Taiwan ]]
 ==Identification==
-cm.  Pale grey mantle, pale grey upperparts and wings, white underparts and rump, black crest, white forked tail, orange, black tipped bill, black legs and feet.
+[[Image:Chinesecrestedterna.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Mark+Bruce|Mark Bruce}}<br />Matsu, [[Taiwan]] ]]
-==Status==
+cm
-Classified as '''Critically Endangered''' in the 2008 IUCN Red List<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>.
+*Pale grey mantle
+*Pale grey upperparts and wings
+*White underparts and rump
+*Black crest
+*White forked tail
+*Orange, black-tipped bill
+*Black legs and feet
 ==Distribution==
-[[China]], wintering in the [[Philippines]].
+[[Asia]]: found in coastal eastern [[China]]; winters to [[Thailand]], [[Borneo]] and [[Moluccas]]
+====Status====
+Classified as '''Critically Endangered''' in the 2008 IUCN Red List<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup>
 ==Taxonomy==
-Monotypic.
+This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 ==Habitat==
 Islands
 ==Behaviour==
+====Breeding====
 It is a ground nester.
+====Diet====
 The diet includes fish.
 ==References==
-# BirdLife International (2008) Species factsheet: ''Sterna bernsteini''. Downloaded from [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=3264&m=0 http://www.birdlife.org] on 7/8/2008.
+#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#BirdLife International
+#Birding in Taiwan
-Birding in Taiwan
+{{ref}}
 ==External Links==
 {{GSearch|Sterna+bernsteini}}
 *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=973&Bird_Image_ID=7740&Bird_Family_ID=105 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]
-Chinese Crested-Tern found in mainland China, 2004
-in Xiamen ,fujian,2004 *[http://www.wwfchina.org/bbs/bottomtest.shtm?channelid=7&ddd=292183&id=292183]
 [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Sterna]]