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Chinese Crested Tern

Thalasseus bernsteini

Critically Endangered
Envergadura
63,8 cm
Peso
280,0 g
Familia
Laridae
Orden
Charadriiformes

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Chinese Crested Tern is Critically Endangered, fewer than 50 individuals known. Breeding sites on small rocky islands off eastern China; winters in Southeast Asia. Orange bill with yellow tip, black crest. Extremely similar to Greater Crested Tern; often overlooked in mixed colonies. Piscivore; plunge-dives.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Envergadura 63,8 cm 25.1 in
Peso 280,0 g 9.88 oz

Habitat & Range

Estado de conservación

Critically Endangered
IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Incubation: 22-28 days. Fledging: 31-35 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

1

Taxonomía

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Orden Charadriiformes (Limícolas y Gaviotas)
Familia Laridae (Gaviotas y Charranes)
Genus Thalasseus
Especies Thalasseus bernsteini

Distribution

Chinese Crested Tern has been recorded in 2 countries.

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Preguntas frecuentes

Is the Chinese Crested Tern endangered?
The Chinese Crested Tern has a conservation status of Critically Endangered.
How does the Chinese Crested Tern nest?
Incubation: 22-28 days. Fledging: 31-35 days.
How big is the Chinese Crested Tern?
The Chinese Crested Tern has a wingspan of 63.8 cm, weight of 280.0 g.
What order and family does the Chinese Crested Tern belong to?
The Chinese Crested Tern (Thalasseus bernsteini) belongs to the order Charadriiformes and the family Laridae.

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