Thalasseus bernsteini (Schlegel, 1863)
Chinese crested tern
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Sterna bernsteini Schlegel, 1863 (original combination)
Conservation Status
Last Record: July 1937
Rediscovered in 2000
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Distribution
China (eastern)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Schlegel, H. (1863). Procellariae. Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle des Pays-Bas, Revue Méthodique et Critique des Collections déposées dans cet Etablissement. Tome 6, Monographie 22: 1-40. Leiden, E.J. Brill.
Other references:
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