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Scientific Name: Sterna bergii Lichtenstein, 1823

Synonym: Thalasseus bergii (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Great Crested Tern
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Great Crested Tern - Not Known - Sterna bergii - Type: Marine_birds

Photo: Birds of the World

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Description:
A big, graceful tern with an elongated lemon-yellow beak. The bill is not covered by the black cap. The juvenile has more black on its back and wings, giving it a scaly appearance. Similar in size, the Lesser Crested Tern’s breeding plumage features a black crown that reaches down to the bill.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It occurs in the coast of southeast and southwest regions of the country like: Bay of Bengal
Environment:
Marine, Terrestrial
Main References:

WCS (2018) Proposal for a new marine protected area around Nijhum Dwip (version 2): A major step towards achieving 10% marine protection in Bangladesh Wildlife Conservation Society Bangladesh Program

Other References:

Mondreti R, Davidar P, Ryan PG, Thiebot JB, Gremillet D (2020) SEABIRD AND CETACEAN OCCURRENCE IN THE BAY OF BENGAL ASSOCIATED WITH MARINE PRODUCTIVITY AND COMMERCIAL FISHING EFFORT Marine Ornithology 48: 91–101 (2020)

IUCN Bangladesh. 2015. Red List of Bangladesh Volume 3: Birds. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. xvi+676.

Gochfeld, M., J. Burger, G. M. Kirwan, D. A. Christie, and E. F. J. Garcia (2020). Great Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.grcter1.01

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