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;[[:Category:Thalasseus|Thalasseus]] bernsteini | ;[[:Category:Thalasseus|Thalasseus]] bernsteini | ||
''Sterna bernsteini'' | ''Sterna bernsteini'' | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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*Pale grey mantle | *Pale grey mantle | ||
*Pale grey upperparts and wings | *Pale grey upperparts and wings | ||
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*Orange, black-tipped bill | *Orange, black-tipped bill | ||
*Black legs and feet | *Black legs and feet | ||
| + | [[Image:CCTernMH.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Mark+Harper|Mark Harper}}<br />Min Jian Estuary, Fujian, [[China]], May 2012]] | ||
| + | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | They have a stouter bill than [[Lesser Crested Tern]]. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Asia]]: found in coastal eastern [[China]]; winters to [[Thailand]], [[Borneo]] and [[Moluccas]] | [[Asia]]: found in coastal eastern [[China]]; winters to [[Thailand]], [[Borneo]] and [[Moluccas]] | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Exclusively coastal and pelagic. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
It is a ground nester. | It is a ground nester. | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | The diet | + | The diet consists almost entirely of fish. |
| + | ==Gallery== | ||
| + | Click on photo for larger image | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Image:Chinese_crested_tern.jpg|Photo by {{user|Mark+Bruce|Mark Bruce}}<br />Matsu, [[Taiwan]] | ||
| + | Image:Chinesecrestedterna.jpg|Photo by {{user|Mark+Bruce|Mark Bruce}}<br />Matsu, [[Taiwan]] | ||
| + | <!--EDITORS: Images held here as they do not appear in the Gallery--> | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#BirdLife International |
#Birding in Taiwan | #Birding in Taiwan | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 19:41, 29 June 2015
- Thalasseus bernsteini
Sterna bernsteini
Identification
42 cm (16½ in)
- 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
Similar Species
They have a stouter bill than Lesser Crested Tern.
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].
Some authorities place it in genus Sterna.
Habitat
Exclusively coastal and pelagic.
Behaviour
Breeding
It is a ground nester.
Diet
The diet consists almost entirely of fish.
Gallery
Click on photo for larger image
Photo by Mark Bruce
Matsu, Taiwan
Photo by Mark Bruce
Matsu, Taiwan
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- BirdLife International
- Birding in Taiwan
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chinese Crested Tern. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chinese_Crested_Tern
