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Chinese Crested Tern

Thalasseus bernsteini

Critically Endangered

पंखों का फैलाव

63.8 cm

वजन

280.0 g

कुल

Laridae

गण

Charadriiformes

के बारे में

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
पंखों का फैलाव	63.8 cm	25.1 in
वजन	280.0 g	9.88 oz

Habitat & Range

🌿 Wetland 🏖️ Coastal

संरक्षण स्थिति

Critically Endangered

IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

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

अंडों की संख्या

वर्गिकी

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
गण	Charadriiformes (Shorebirds & Gulls)
कुल	Laridae (Gulls & Terns)
Genus	Thalasseus
प्रजातियां	Thalasseus bernsteini

Distribution

Chinese Crested Tern has been recorded in 2 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded