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Greater Crested Tern

Thalasseus bergii
(Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
Charrán Piquigualdo
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 bergii.

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Photography ID: 615972
  Adult
Cape Town
Cabo Occidental
South Africa
10/10/2023
Luis Cesar Tejo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
192399411/10/2023South AfricaCabo OccidentalFalse Bay Nature Reserve - Rondevlay Section, Cape Town4Luis Cesar Tejo
192388411/10/2023South AfricaCabo OccidentalFalse Bay Nature Reserve - Rondevlay Section, Cape Town4Daniela Espinosa
192393210/10/2023South AfricaCabo OccidentalTable Mountain National Park, Cape Town4Luis Cesar Tejo
192285210/10/2023South AfricaCabo OccidentalTable Mountain National Park, Cape Town4Daniela Espinosa
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 29/03/2026.