Greater Crested Tern

Thalasseus bergii - Sterne huppée

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Laridés
Genus
:
Thalasseus
Species
:
bergii

Descriptor

Lichtenstein, MHK, 1823

Biometrics

Size
: 53 cm
Wingspan
: 100 à 130 cm.
Weight
: 320 à 400 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

Thalasseus bergii bergii (Namibia, South Africa and Mozambique)
Thalasseus bergii thalassinus (Tanzania, Madagascar to Mascarenes and Chagos Arch.)
Thalasseus bergii velox (Red Sea and nw Somalia to Myanmar and w Sumatra)
Thalasseus bergii cristatus (e China to w, n and e Australia, Ryukyu and Tuamotu Is.)

Foreign names

Sterne huppée,
Charrán Piquigualdo,
Gaivina-de-bico-amarelo,
Eilseeschwalbe,
üstökös csér,
Grote Kuifstern,
Sterna crestata,
Tofstärna,
Hinduterne,
rybár rýchly,
rybák chocholatý,
Bergiusterne,
töyhtötiira,
Geelbeksterretjie,
xatrac reial becgroc,
Boðaþerna,
rybitwa złotodzioba,
lielais cekulzīriņš,
čopasta čigra,
Крачка Берга,
Dara-laut jambul,
オオアジサシ,
大凤头燕鸥,
นกนางนวลแกลบหงอนใหญ่,
大鳳頭燕鷗,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal.

Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Coral Reef, Outer Reef Channel, Back Slope, Foreslope (Outer Reef Slope), Lagoon, Inter-Reef Soft Substrate, Inter-Reef Rubble Substrate, Seagrass (Submerged), Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Salt Exploitation Sites, Wastewater Treatment Areas