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Birds
Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bengalensis
Protected IUCN: LC
Lesser Crested Tern (Thalasseus bengalensis) is a bird of the family Laridae recorded in the biodiversity data of PRPM Mengare.
It is one of 68 species in the group “Birds” recorded at the site, and one of 5 species of the family Laridae. It is a protected species in Indonesia under Ministerial Regulation P.106/2018, so it may not be caught, kept or traded without a permit.
Quick facts
- Scientific name
- Thalasseus bengalensis
- English name
- Lesser Crested Tern
- Indonesian name
- Dara-laut benggala
- Family
- Laridae
- Group
- Birds
- Recorded by
- Walk survey
Conservation status
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- National protection
- Protected (Ministerial Regulation P.106/2018)
We do not publish where protected or CITES-listed animals are seen. Do not catch, disturb or trade this animal.
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Other species in the family Laridae
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergii
