Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Lesser Crested Tern

Thalasseus bengalensis

The Lesser Crested Tern (Thalasseus bengalensis) is a 209 g coastal bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It migrates.

Family

Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Order

Charadriiformes

Weight

209 g

Habitat

Coastal

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Migrant

Countries recorded

36

Photo: (c) Afsar Nayakkan, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist