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Lesser crested tern
A pair of Lesser crested terns Thalasseus bengalensis from Akshi Beach, Maharashtra, India
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
Thalasseus
Species:
T. bengalensis
Binomial name
Thalasseus bengalensis
(Lesson, 1831)
Synonyms
Sterna bengalensis Lesson, 1831
The lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)[2] is a tern in the family Laridae.
^BirdLife International (2018). "Thalasseus bengalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22694561A132560333. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22694561A132560333.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^Bridge, E. S.; Jones, A. W. & Baker, A. J. (2005). A phylogenetic framework for the terns (Sternini) inferred from mtDNA sequences: implications for taxonomy and plumage evolution Archived 2006-07-20 at the Wayback Machine. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution35: 459–469.
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