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− | + | [[Image:Chinese Crested Tern 3.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Dave+2x|Dave 2x}}<br />Beigan, Matsu, Taiwan, June 2015]] | |
− | [[Image: | + | ;[[:Category:Thalasseus|Thalasseus]] bernsteini |
− | [[ | + | ''Sterna bernsteini'' |
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==Identification== | ==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 | ||
+ | [[Image:Chinese Crested Tern 2.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo by {{user|Dave+2x|Dave 2x}}<br />Beigan, Matsu, Taiwan, June 2015]] | ||
+ | ====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]] | ||
+ | ====Status==== | ||
+ | Classified as '''Critically Endangered''' in the 2008 IUCN Red List<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup> | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.<br /> | ||
+ | As with its relatives, formerly placed in the genus [[:Category:Sterna|Sterna]]. | ||
+ | |||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | + | Exclusively coastal and pelagic. | |
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | == | + | ====Breeding==== |
− | == | + | It is a ground nester. |
− | + | ====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== | ||
− | # BirdLife International ( | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#BirdLife International |
+ | #Birding in Taiwan | ||
+ | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015) | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Tern+bernsteini }} |
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− | [[Category:Birds]][[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Thalasseus]] |
Latest revision as of 01:30, 30 April 2020
- 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].
As with its relatives, formerly placed in the 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, TaiwanPhoto 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