Greater crested tern
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The greater crested tern, also called crested tern, swift tern, or great crested tern, is a tern in the family Laridae that nests in dense colonies on coastlines and islands in the tropical and subtro
Thalasseus bergii, Gansbaai, Western Cape, South Africa 1
T. b. cristatus immature, French Polynesia
Roosting with little terns, note size difference
T. b. cristatus displaying
Chinese crested tern
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The Chinese crested tern is a tern in the family Laridae. It is the county bird of Lienchiang County, Fuchien.
Greater crested tern
…black cap with a white forehead) corresponded to distinct clades. The nearest relative of the greater crested tern is the critically endangered species Chinese crested tern (T. bernsteini), with the next closest being a group of three orange-billed species, West African crested tern T. albididorsalis, lesser crested tern…
Chinese crested tern colony