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Lesser Crested Tern

Thalasseus bengalensis

138Records since 2000
DecemberPeak month
3Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun0
Jul27
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec111

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Devon England73
2Norfolk England22
3Suffolk England5
138 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 3 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
138
Peak month
December
Counties with records
3
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Thalasseus bengalensis
Group
Birds
Most recorded in
Devon
Conservation designations
Convention on Migratory Species
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Laridae
Genus
Thalasseus
Name with authority
Thalasseus bengalensis (R.Lesson, 1831)
Described
1831

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q18839 · GBIF 6065833