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Greater Crested Tern

Thalasseus bergii
(Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
Charrán Piquigualdo
Family: Laridae
Order: Charadriiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Sterna bergii.

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Number of Photography: 9

Foto
Photography ID: 633476
 Port Douglas
Queensland
Australia
04/21/2025
Hugo Caverzasi
Foto
Photography ID: 615972
  Adult
Cape Town
Cabo Occidental
South Africa
10/10/2023
Luis Cesar Tejo
Foto
Photography ID: 349195
  Adult
Port Douglas
Queensland
Australia
08/02/2019
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 269663
  Immature
Cape Point
Cabo Occidental
South Africa
04/18/2018
Ulises Balza
Foto
Photography ID: 147008
  Adult
Sydney
Nueva Gales del Sur
Australia
02/19/2016
Carlos Villa
Foto
Photography ID: 130598
  Adult
Ciudad de El Cabo
Cabo Occidental
South Africa
10/17/2015
Luis Cesar Tejo


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Number of Records: 20



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
228352526/04/2025AustraliaQueenslandEtty BayHugo Caverzasi
228363924/04/2025AustraliaQueenslandGreen Island National Park, CairnsHugo Caverzasi
228377321/04/2025AustraliaQueensland100 Wharf Street, Port Douglas, Port DouglasHugo Caverzasi
228422311/04/2025AustraliaNueva Gales del SurLong Reef Acuatic Reserve, SydneyHugo Caverzasi
228433709/04/2025AustraliaNueva Gales del SurBoat Harbour (kumell), SydneyHugo Caverzasi
228436908/04/2025AustraliaNueva Gales del SurTaroonga Zoological Park, SydneyHugo Caverzasi
192399411/10/2023South AfricaCabo OccidentalFalse Bay Nature Reserve - Rondevlay Section, Cape Town4Luis Cesar Tejo
192388411/10/2023South AfricaCabo OccidentalFalse Bay Nature Reserve - Rondevlay Section, Cape Town4Daniela Espinosa
192393210/10/2023South AfricaCabo OccidentalTable Mountain National Park, Cape Town4Luis Cesar Tejo
192285210/10/2023South AfricaCabo OccidentalTable Mountain National Park, Cape Town4Daniela Espinosa
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/03/2026.