Greater Crested Tern

Greater Crested Tern

Thalasseus bergii
Greater Crested Tern

Systematics

  • Order Charadriiformes
  • FamilyLaridés
  • GenusThalasseus
  • Speciesbergii

Statut de conservation

LCPréoccupation mineure

Geographic range

Distribution Greater Crested Tern

Other names

  • Sterne huppée,
  • Charrán piquigualdo,
  • garajau-de-bico-amarelo,
  • Eilseeschwalbe,
  • üstökös csér,
  • Grote Kuifstern,
  • Sterna di Bergius,
  • tofstärna,
  • Hinduterne,
  • rybár rýchly,
  • rybák chocholatý,
  • Bergius-terne,
  • töyhtötiira,
  • Geelbekseeswael (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,

Identification

Greater Crested Tern

sp. Thalasseus bergii
Greater Crested Tern

sp. Thalasseus bergii

Distribution

Greater Crested Tern

sp. Thalasseus bergii
Additional data
MigrationFull Migrant | MigratoryBird et al. 2020, Tobias et al. 2021
Domaine biogéographiqueAustralianPigot et al. 2020
Aire47808630.76 km²Bird et al. 2020, Tobias et al. 2021
Latitudes de reproduction-44,6 à 30,7 °Tobias et al. 2021
Aire restreinteNBirdlife's Worldbird Database

Voice song and calls

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Greater Crested Tern
adulte
sp. Thalasseus bergii

Flight and movements

Greater Crested Tern
adulte
sp. Thalasseus bergii

Capacité de vol : HWI = 69,9 (vol soutenu, migrateur)

Behaviour and character

Greater Crested Tern
adulte
sp. Thalasseus bergii

Habitat

Greater Crested Tern
adulte plum. internuptial
sp. Thalasseus bergii
Additional data
HabitatCoastal and pelagic waters. | Marine | seacoasts | CoastalAOU Checklist, Bird et al. 2020, Tobias et al. 2021, http://www.noord.bart.nl/~edcolijn/bird.html
DensitéOpen habitatsTobias et al. 2021
Mode de vieDIURNAL | TerrestrialBird et al. 2020

Diet - feeding behaviour

Greater Crested Tern

sp. Thalasseus bergii
Additional data
Niveau trophiqueCarnivorePigot et al. 2020, Tobias et al. 2021
Niche trophiqueAquatic predatorPigot et al. 2020, Tobias et al. 2021
Niche de rechercheAquatic plungePigot et al. 2020
AlimentationVertFishScavBird et al. 2020

Breeding and nesting

Greater Crested Tern
adulte plum. internuptial
sp. Thalasseus bergii
Additional data
âge première reproduction2,5 ansBird et al. 2020
Ponte1 à 2 oeufsBird et al. 2020, Lisleland et al. 2007, Myhrvold et al. 2015
Incubation27,5 joursMyhrvold et al. 2015
Envol39 joursMyhrvold et al. 2015
Tentatives par an1Myhrvold et al. 2015
Paradeboth ground and non-acrobatic flight displaysLisleland et al. 2007
Masse de l’oeuf60 gMyhrvold et al. 2015

Threats and conservation

Greater Crested Tern
2ème
sp. Thalasseus bergii
Statut de conservation IUCN
Eteint
Menacé
Préoccupation
mineure
Éteint
à l'état sauvage
Quasi
menacé
Non
évalué
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Data sources

Further references

  • Birdlife
  • IUCN Red List — IUCN Red List of Threatened species, IUCN
  • GBIF — GBIF - Global Biodiversity Information Facility, GBIF Secretariat
  • Wikidata — Wikidata, la base de connaissances libre, Wikimedia Foundation
  • Encyclopedia of Life — Encyclopedia of life, Encyclopedia of Life
  • NCBI Taxonomy — NCBI Taxonomy Database, National Center for Biotechnology Information
  • eBird — eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology et National Audubon Society
  • Birds of the World — Birds of the World, The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
  • TaxRef (INPN) — Inventaire national du patrimoine naturel (INPN), MNHN - INPN
  • Xeno-Canto

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