Greater Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii(Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
English (US) Greater Crested Tern
The Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii) 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 bergii
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Greater Crested Tern
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Thalasseus bergii bergii
- Thalasseus bergii thalassinus
- Thalasseus bergii velox
- Thalasseus bergii cristatus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sterna Bergii
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
- Type locality
- Cape of Good Hope.
- Original description
- Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin nebst Beschreibung vieler bisher unbekannter Arten von Säugethieren, Vögeln, Amphibien und Fischen p.80
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls
Black-fronted Tern
Chlidonias albostriatus
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
Chinese Crested Tern
Thalasseus bernsteini
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
West African Crested Tern
Thalasseus albididorsalis
Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bengalensis
River Tern
Sterna aurantia
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Snowy-crowned Tern
Sterna trudeaui
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