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Lesser Crested Tern

Thalasseus bengalensis
(Lesson, RP, 1831)
Charrán Bengalí
Family: Laridae
Order: Charadriiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Sterna bengalensis.

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Number of Photography: 4

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Photography ID: 358391
  Adult
Denia
Alicante
Spain
05/14/2019
Santos Di Mauro
Foto
Photography ID: 150729
  Adult
Malindi
Costera
Kenya
02/06/2015
Susana Gomez


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Number of Records: 7



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
228363824/04/2025AustraliaQueenslandGreen Island National Park, CairnsHugo Caverzasi
204442516/05/2019EgyptMar RojoHurgadaMarcelo Gavensky
204441115/05/2019EgyptMar RojoHurgadaMarcelo Gavensky
111893414/05/2019SpainAlicanteDeniaSantos Di Mauro
80059908/07/2018SpainBarcelonaReserva Natural Delta del LlobregatPablo Sanchez
43659706/02/2015KenyaCosteraMalindiSusana Gomez
5747211/12/2008ThailandKrabiParque Nacional Islas Phi PhiCarmelo López Abad
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Lesser Crested Tern (Thalasseus bengalensis) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 12/03/2026.