Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis Thalasseus bengalensis

Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
(aka Sterna bengalensis)

Betsiboka River, Mahajanga, Madagascar
November 2016

The Lesser Crested Tern breeds in North Africa, around the Red Sea and Persian Gulf and in Indonesia and around the coasts of the northern half of Australia. Most populations appear to be at least partially migratory. See the distribution map at xeno-canto.

This bird is in non-breeding plumage. Breeding plumage shows and entirely black cap and crest. Breeding plumage is shown on my Australian page.

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