Thalasseus bergii

Crested Tern at Phillip Island Nature Park

Thalasseus bergii at Phillip Island Nature Park - 28 Dec 2023 09:31 AM
Thalasseus bergii at Phillip Island Nature Park - 28 Dec 2023 09:31 AM
Thalasseus bergii at Phillip Island Nature Park - 28 Dec 2023 09:31 AM
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Identification history

Thalasseus bergii 7 Apr 2024 Liam.m
Thalasseus bergii 6 Apr 2024 CarbonAI
Thalasseus bergii 6 Apr 2024 Petesteamer

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Phillip Island, The Nobbies: Very large rock shelves, high hills of Samphire and other salt tolerant plants, large penguin colony and breeding grounds for many shore birds and hunting ground for raptors. Biggest tern breeding colony I have seen here: hundreds of pairs with chicks.

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  • True Nesting site

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  • Thalasseus bergii Scientific name
  • Crested Tern Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 54m Recorded at altitude
  • 102 images trained Machine learning

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