Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Laridae
Genus
Thalasseus
 
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Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis

Michael Gochfeld, Joanna Burger, Guy M. Kirwan, and Ernest Garcia
Version: 1.0 — Published August 29, 2017

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Distribution of the Lesser Crested Tern - Range Map
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Distribution of the Lesser Crested Tern

Recommended Citation

Gochfeld, M., J. Burger, G. M. Kirwan, and E. F. J. Garcia (2017). Lesser Crested Tern (Thalasseus bengalensis). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved from Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive: https://birdsoftheworld.org/hbw/species/lecter2/1.0