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Species profile—Thalasseus bergii (crested tern)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Laridae (gulls, terns and noddies) → Thalasseus bergii (crested tern)

Photo of Thalasseus bergii (crested tern) - McDougall (Rockhampton), A.,QPWS,2009
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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Laridae (gulls, terns and noddies)
Scientific name
Thalasseus bergii Lichtenstein, 1823
Common name
crested tern
WildNet taxon ID
1895
Synonym(s)
Sterna bergii
Alternate name(s)
great crested tern
greater crested tern
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
SL
Conservation significant
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Marine & Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1895.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024