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Thalasseus bergii cristatus - The Greater Crested Tern

Thalasseus bergii cristatus (Stephens, 1826) - The Greater Crested Tern

Atoll de Hao, Tuamotus, French Polynesia, July 12, 2010
© Donald H. Gudehus


Thalasseus bergii cristatus - The Greater Crested Tern

Thalasseus bergii cristatus (Stephens, 1826) - The Greater Crested Tern

Toau, Tuamotus, French Polynesia, July 17, 2010
© Donald H. Gudehus


Thalasseus bergii cristatus - The Greater Crested Tern

Thalasseus bergii cristatus (Stephens, 1826) - The Greater Crested Tern

Toau, Tuamotus, French Polynesia, July 17, 2010
© Donald H. Gudehus


Thalasseus bergii cristatus - The Greater Crested Tern

Thalasseus bergii cristatus (Stephens, 1826) - The Greater Crested Tern

Toau, Tuamotus, French Polynesia, July 17, 2010
© Donald H. Gudehus


Some authors use the name Sterna bergii and place it in the family Sternidae.

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