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Rick & José van der Weijde | profile | all galleries >> Photo Archive >> Birds (Vogels) >> Skimmers, Gulls and Terns (Schaarbekken, Meeuwen en Sterns) >> Lesser Crested Tern (Bengaalse Stern)

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Lesser Crested Tern (Bengaalse Stern)

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Lesser Crested Tern - Thalasseus bengalensis (Sterna bengalensis) - Bengaalse Stern
West-Africa and coastline of the Indian Ocean.

The following 3 subspecies are being recognized:
Thalasseus bengalensis bengalensis - Red Sea, Pakistan, Laccadives and Maldives. Winters to South Africa;
Thalasseus bengalensis emigratus - Libya. Winters off West African coast;
Thalasseus bengalensis torresii - Persian Gulf, Sulawesi to New Guinea and North Australia.

Of this species there are no Zoo Photo's available.

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Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis bengalensis

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