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Thalasseus bengalensis

Assessment information
CMS InstrumentsAEWA, CMS
IUCN StatusLeast concern
Country status
Countries People's Democratic Republic of Algeria(Native) , Republic of Austria(Vagrant) , Kingdom of Bahrain(Native) , Union of the Comoros(Native) , Republic of Djibouti(Native) , Arab Republic of Egypt(Native) , State of Eritrea(Native) , French Republic(Vagrant) , Republic of The Gambia(Native) , Republic of Ghana(Vagrant) , Hellenic Republic(Vagrant) , Republic of Guinea(Native) , Republic of Guinea-Bissau(Native) , Republic of Iraq(Native) , State of Israel(Native) , Italian Republic(Native) , Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan(Vagrant) , Republic of Kenya(Native) , State of Kuwait(Native) , Lebanese Republic(Native) , State of Libya(Native) , Republic of Madagascar(Native) , Islamic Republic of Mauritania(Native) , Republic of Mauritius(Native) , Kingdom of Morocco(Native) , Republic of Mozambique(Native) , Kingdom of the Netherlands(Vagrant) , Sultanate of Oman(Native) , State of Qatar(Native) , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia(Native) , Republic of Senegal(Vagrant) , Republic of Seychelles(Native) , Somali Republic(Native) , Republic of South Africa(Native) , Kingdom of Spain(Native) , Republic of the Sudan(Native) , Swiss Confederation(Vagrant) , Republic of Tunisia(Native) , Republic of Türkiye(Vagrant) , Republic of Uganda(Vagrant) , United Arab Emirates(Native) , Republic of Yemen(Native) , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland(Vagrant) , Islamic Republic of Iran(Native) , United Republic of Tanzania(Native)

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Common names
EnglishLesser Crested Tern
FrenchSterne voyageuse
Taxonomy
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyLaridae
Scientific name Thalasseus bengalensis

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Population size and trend
Population Size interval Size quality Estimated population size Size reference Size notes
Trend interval Trend quality Trend Trend reference Trend notes
Gulf/Southern Asia1995Expert opinion150,000-180,000 Scott, D.A. in press, 2002. Report on the Conserva [more]
- No ideaUNK
S Mediterranean/NW & West Africa coasts1993-1994Expert opinion4,000 Meininger, P.L., Wolf, P.A., Hadoud, D.A. and Essg [more]
1983-1993PoorSTA Snow, D.W. & Perrins, C.M. (1998). The Birds of th [more]
Red Sea/Eastern Africa2001-2002Expert opinion40,000-47,000 PERSGA/GEF. 2003. Status of Breeding Seabirds in t [more]
1991-2001PoorSTA Dodman, T. 2002. Waterbird Population Estimates in [more]
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