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Sterna bengalensis Lesson, 1831
Lesser crested tern
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Aves | Charadriiformes | Laridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Others; brackish. Subtropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Indo-West Pacific, Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Subtropical to tropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 43.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 240.00 g (Ref. 356)
Short description Morphology
Culmen: 5.18 cm; tarsus: 2.56 cm; wing: 28.6 cm.
Total Length: 38 to 43 cm; Wingspan: 89 to 94 cm (Ref. 8812).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
SAUP Database. 2006. (Ref. 356)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 August 2018
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Appendix II: Migratory species conserved through agreements
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 24.8 - 29.3, mean 28 (based on 1128 cells).
Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.