Thalasseus bergii

Crested Tern at Phillip Island Nature Park

Thalasseus bergii at Phillip Island Nature Park - 28 Dec 2023
Thalasseus bergii at Phillip Island Nature Park - 28 Dec 2023
Thalasseus bergii at Phillip Island Nature Park - 28 Dec 2023
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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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User's notes

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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Location information

Sighting information

  • 101 - 1,000 Abundance
  • 28 Dec 2023 09:31 AM Recorded on
  • Petesteamer Recorded by

Additional information

  • True Nesting site

Species information

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

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