Family
Laridae
Habits
Diurnal, Both gregarious and nomadic, breeding in close-packed colonies of hundred to thousands, moxing and roosting with other terns.
Habitat
Coastal, shallow inshore waters.
Breeding
May to November. One egg; reddish-white in colour, with purplish or reddish-brown spots, and under marks of grey. Incubation by both sexes, about 25 days.
Parks
Kakadu National Park
Diet
Carnivore, small fish.
Details
| Common Name: |
Lesser Crested Tern |
Scientific Name: |
Thalasseus (Sterna) bengalensis |
| Sub Order: |
Unavailable |
Order: |
Charadriiformes |
| Class: |
Aves |
Category: |
Native |
| Status: |
Least Concern |
Size: |
Unavailable |
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