Crested Tern

The Greater Crested Tern has grey upperparts, white underparts, a yellow bill, and a shaggy black crest which recedes in winter. Its young have a distinctive appearance, with strongly patterned grey, brown and white plumage, and rely on their parents for food for several months after they have fledged. Like all members of the genus Thalasseus, the Greater Crested Tern feeds by plunge diving for fish, usually in marine environments; the male offers fish to the female as part of the courtship ritual.

The Crested Tern is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

tern is closely related to the Royal and Lesser Crested Terns, but can be distinguished by its size and bill colour. The Greater Crested Tern has grey upperparts, white underparts, a yellow bill, and a shaggy black crest which recedes in winter. Its young have a distinctive appearance, with strongly patterned grey, brown and white plumage, and rely on their parents for food for several months after they have fledged. More

slightly longer, slenderer bill, while Chinese Crested Tern differs in a black tip to the bill and Sandwich Tern a black bill with a yellow tip. Juvenile Lesser Crested Terns resemble same-age Sandwich Terns, but with a yellow-orange bill, and paler overall, with only faint dark crescents on the mantle feathers. There are two other orange-billed terns within the range of this species, Royal Tern and Greater Crested Tern. More

Crested tern conversing maybe with the seagulls - looks as if he has spiked his hair Crested tern conversing maybe ... * Crested Terns and Seagulls at Anti Chamber Beach Crested Terns and Seagulls at ... * Red Crested Turaco Tauraco erythrolophus Red Crested Turaco Tauraco ery... * Crested Tern (Sterna bergii) on Rail Crested Tern (Sterna bergii) o... More

Two Crested Terns in the water. Two Crested Terns in the water. Photo: DA Trounson © Australian Museum Crested Tern. Image from: John Gould (1804-81) The birds of Australia 1840-48. 7 vols. 600 plates Artists: J. Gould and E. Gould; Lithographer: E. Gould. Crested Tern. Image from: John Gould (1804-81) The birds of Australia 1840-48. 7 vols. 600 plates Artists: J. Gould and E. Gould; Lithographer: E. Gould. More

The Chinese Crested Tern Thalasseus bernsteini is one of the world’s rarest birds with the entire population reported to be fewer than 50 birds. Little is known about this species and only a few sightings have been reported (Dickinson and Eck 1984, del Hoya et al. 1996, Liang et al. 2000, Candido 2006). For most of the 20th century, it was thought extinct – confirmed sightings in the wild ceased in 1937. More

The Chinese Crested Tern is most similar to the Sandwich Tern, differing only in the bill pattern, which is the reverse of the Sandwich Tern's, being yellow with a black tip. From Lesser Crested Tern, which it overlaps in wintering distribution, it can be told by the white rump and paler grey mantle, as well as the black tip to the bill, which seen from up close also has a white point. More

Crested Tern Size: 48cm Habitat: Australia wide coastal bird, nest in large colonies on offshore islands, the Crested Tern is often seen diving for fish and resting on beaches. Notes: Head black on top, body grey with white belly, yellow beak and black legs. Breeds Winter-Spring. For more information on Crested Tern see references. Images have been uploaded in low resolution for storage efficiency, ( they do not reflect the true image quality). Original images are high quality photographic files. More

Crested Tern was only known from a few old specimens and sight records. There are a few historical records from China including 21 collected off Shandong in 1937. More recent records from China are of three birds observed on sand flats at Beidaihe on 10 June 1978 and a further three, probably of this species were observed at the mouth of the Yellow River in Sept 1991. More

Lesser Crested Tern in Flight Vocalization The call is a loud grating noise like Sandwich Tern. Status T. bengalensis is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies. Copyright: Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from Wikipedia. More

Great crested tern in breeding plumage Great crested tern in breeding plumagePrint factsheet Facts - Also known as: crested tern, Greater crested tern, swift tern Synonyms: Thalasseus bergii French: Sterne Huppée Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order More

The Chinese crested tern is poorly understood. The bird has been recorded in the past on the eastern coast of China, in Hebei, Shandong, Fujian and Guangdong, and outside the breeding season on Halmahera (Indonesia), in Sarawak (Malaysia) and in Taiwan, Thailand and the Philippines. The only recent records are from China in Hebei in 1978 and Shandong in 1991, with a possible record from peninsular Thailand in 1980. More

We spotted Lesser Crested Terns for the first time in Oman in May 2010, in Quriyyat, about 100 km east of Muscat. More

The Greater Crested Tern breeds in dense colonies on coasts and islands. It nests in a ground scrape and lays two eggs. Nesting behaviour is very similar to that of Sandwich Terns, with predator avoidance by mutual protection in large colonies. Cristata subspecies in flight Cristata subspecies in flight Like all Thalasseus terns, the Greater Crested Tern feeds by plunge diving for fish, usually from saline environments. It normally dives directly, and not from the "stepped-hover" favoured by the Arctic Tern. More

The Crested Tern is the second largest of the terns found in Australia and one of the most commonly seen species. It has a pale yellow bill, scruffy black crest, grey wings and back, and a white neck and underparts. Although it is often observed on its own, the Crested Tern also frequently forms mixed flocks with other species. For more information: http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/finder/display. More

Chinese Crested Tern has a population of less than 50 birds - Courtesy of Birdlife January 2010. With an estimated population of not more than 50 birds, the Critically Endangered Chinese Crested Tern is China's most threatened bird and much rarer than the Giant Panda. The greatest threat to the tern's survival is egg collection by fishermen for food, which continues even though the breeding sites are within protected areas. More

The Chinese crested tern has a yellow beak with a black tip and-unlike the grayish-black plumage of the Greater crested tern-a lighter, dusty gray body color. When perched, their primary feathers are almost as long as their tails. Chinese crested terns have a large, white stripe on their foreheads close to their crown, as well as some small black coloration on the sides of their head. More

Chinese Crested Tern (Sterna bernsteini), �disappeared� for 20 years, and was thought perhaps extinct. This photograph of a Chinese Crested Tern (right; black-tipped yellow-orange bill) with Caspian Terns (Sterna caspia), was taken by Ong Long-shin, on April 17, 1998, at the mouth of the Pachang Hsi (Pachang River), Chiayi County, Taiwan. More

the Chinese Crested Tern Sterna bernsteini, has been rediscovered breeding on a small Taiwanese islet. Liang Chieh-teh observed at least four pairs and four chicks on the Matsu islands, just 10 km offshore from Fukien province, China. Liang was filming terns and other birds for a Council of Agriculture of Taiwan project being carried out through the Wild Bird Federation Taiwan (WBFT, BirdLife in Taiwan). More

Click here to read about the re-discovery of Chinese Crested Tern in 2000 Introduction Following my unsuccessful 2001 trip to the Matsu Islands in search of Chinese Crested Tern, I was keen to give it another try especially as they had been seen in the two following years. I had no information on whether the terns were there this year but decided it was worth a try - nothing ventured, nothing gained. Chris as usual was keen to join. More

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the Chinese Crested Tern, due to be held from July 18-20 on the Matsu Archipelago in the Taiwan Strait. History The Matsu Archipelago is one of the archipelagos that have featured very prominently in the political standoff between the Peoples Republic of China and the Republic of China. When Chiang Kai Shek's nationalist forces retreated from the mainland in 1949 they held onto a number of islands just off the coast of China's Fujian Province. More

Crested Tern has found that the global population is now less than fifty, half of the level of just three years ago. The research implies that the main cause of this decline is an unregulated expansion in trade for seabird eggs, a local delicacy that has risen in demand alongside a thriving tourist economy. Without urgent action conservationists predict that the bird will be extinct in less than five years. More

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Endangered Chinese Crested Tern Sterna bernsteini is one of Asia's most threatened birds. Only three regular sites are known, two used for breeding (Mazu and Jiushan Islands, off the coasts of Fujian and Zhejiang Provinces respectively), and one for staging (Min Jiang Estuary, Fujian Province). The greatest threat to the tern's survival is egg collection by fishermen for food, which continues even though the Mazu and Jiushan Islands breeding sites are both within protected areas. More

bird was another Lesser Crested Tern which flew past early in the morning. This was probably Elsie again. Finally in 2005, seven years after the last sighting of this species in the UK, some friends found one in Cromer. Most of the terns off north-east Norfolk roost on Blakeney Point and pass my patch at Sheringham in the morning so next day I got there early and positioned myself where I could scrutinise every tern that flew past. More

tags: Crested Tern, Great Crested-tern, Swift Tern, Thalasseus bergii, identify this bird, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz Crested Tern, also known as the Swift Tern or Great Crested-tern, Thalasseus (Sterna) bergii, photographed at Michealmas Cay, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Image: Steve Duncan, 24 August 2009 . Nikon D200 w/ Nikkor 300mm f/4. Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification. More