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The Lesser Crested Tern (*Thalasseus bengalensis*) is a species of bird classified within the family Laridae and order Charadriiformes. Its scientific authority is cited as (Lesson, 1831), and it belongs to the genus *Thalasseus*. The species is oviparous, with a litter size of one and an egg incubation period of 23 days.
Physically, the tern has a mass of 209 and a wingspan of 96.5. It inhabits marine environments. While its taxon range is listed as Africa, the species is also noted as endemic to the Little Rann of Kutch. The IUCN Red List assessed its conservation status as Least Concern in 2018. Other common names for this bird include Môr-wennol Gribog Fach, Rüppellseeschwalbe, and Charrán bengalí.
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Species
Least Concernlesser crested tern
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyLaridae
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Thalasseus
- Mass
- 209
- Image
- Lesser crested terns (Thalasseus bengalensis) by Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Thalasseus bengalensis
- taxon name
- Thalasseus bengalensis
- Commons gallery
- Thalasseus bengalensis
- taxon common name
- Varevaka
- wingspan
- 96.5
- egg incubation period
- 23
- litter size
- 1
- endemic to
- Little Rann of Kutch
- short name
- T. bengalensis
- taxon range
- Africa
- has characteristic
- oviparity
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Encyclopedic overview
The lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis) is a tern in the family Laridae.
Etymology
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lesser Crested Tern” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.