Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bengalensis(Lesson, RP, 1831)
English (US) Lesser Crested Tern
The Lesser Crested Tern (Thalasseus bengalensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Laridae (Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls) in the order Charadriiformes.
- Scientific name
- Thalasseus bengalensis
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Lesser Crested Tern
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1831)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Thalasseus bengalensis emigratus
- Thalasseus bengalensis bengalensis
- Thalasseus bengalensis torresii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sterna bengalensis
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1831)
- Type locality
- Coasts of India.
- Original description
- Traité d'Ornithologie, ou Tableau Méthodique des ordres, sous-ordres, familles, tribus, genres, sous-genres et races d'oiseaux livr.8 p.621
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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