WoRMS taxon details
Sterna bengalensis Lesson, 1831
137158 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137158)
accepted
Species
Thalasseus bengalensis (Lesson, 1831) · unaccepted
- Subspecies Sterna bengalensis bengalensis Lesson, 1831
- Subspecies Sterna bengalensis emigrata Neumann, 1934
- Subspecies Sterna bengalensis torresii (Gould, 1843)
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Length: 35-41 cm. Plumage: above pale grey with white collar on hind neck and black crown and crest (non-breeding bird with...
Description Length: 35-41 cm. Plumage: above pale grey with white collar on hind neck and black crown and crest (non-breeding bird with white forecrown and white streaking on hind crown; crest remains black); below white. Immature with brown mottling on upper wing and back. Bare parts: iris dark brown; bill orange-yellow to orange; feet and legs black with yellow soles. Habitat: creeks, estuaries and offshore waters, extends somewhat inland in places. Resident breeder in Red Sea and Somalia, visitor rest of east coast. <389><391><393> [details]
WoRMS (2024). Sterna bengalensis Lesson, 1831. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137158 on 2024-04-16
Date
action
by
The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
context source (RAS)
Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Length: 35-41 cm. Plumage: above pale grey with white collar on hind neck and black crown and crest (non-breeding bird with white forecrown and white streaking on hind crown; crest remains black); below white. Immature with brown mottling on upper wing and back. Bare parts: iris dark brown; bill orange-yellow to orange; feet and legs black with yellow soles. Habitat: creeks, estuaries and offshore waters, extends somewhat inland in places. Resident breeder in Red Sea and Somalia, visitor rest of east coast. <389><391><393> [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Bengaalse Stern | [details] |
| English | lesser crested tern | [details] |
| French | sterne voyageuse | [details] |
| German | Rüppellseeschwalbe | [details] |
| Hebrew | שחפית כתומת-מקור | [details] |
| Japanese | ベンガルアジサシ | [details] |
| Lithuanian | bengalinė žuvėdra | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Πορτοκαλόραμφο γλαρόνι | [details] |
| Polish | rybitwa bengalska | [details] |
| Russian | крачка хохлатая малая | [details] |
| Slovenian | bengalska čigra | [details] |
| Spanish | charrán bengalí | [details] |
| Turkish | tepeli sumru | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Крячок бенгальський | [details] |
| Welsh | môr-wennol gribog leiaf | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes) (from synonym Thalasseus bengalensis (Lesson, 1831))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Thalasseus bengalensis (Lesson, 1831))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (65 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (27 nucleotides; 16 proteins) (from synonym Thalasseus bengalensis (Lesson, 1831))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Thalasseus bengalensis (Lesson, 1831))
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Thalasseus bengalensis (Lesson, 1831))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (65 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (27 nucleotides; 16 proteins) (from synonym Thalasseus bengalensis (Lesson, 1831))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Thalasseus bengalensis (Lesson, 1831))
To PESI
To ITIS
