Species profile—Thalasseus bengalensis (lesser crested tern)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Laridae (gulls, terns and noddies) → Thalasseus bengalensis (lesser crested tern)
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Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Aves (birds)
- Family
- Laridae (gulls, terns and noddies)
- Scientific name
- Thalasseus bengalensis Lesson, 1831
- Common name
- lesser crested tern
- WildNet taxon ID
- 1907
- Synonym(s)
- Sterna bengalensis
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Least concern
- Conservation significant
- No
- Wetland status
- Wetland Indicator Species
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Marine & Terrestrial
Other resources
Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) Atlas of Living AustraliaData source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1907
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.