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Chinese Crested Tern Thalasseus bernsteini



Family: Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers)

Authority: (Schlegel, 1863)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i,ii); D

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Justification of Red List category
This poorly known species qualifies as Critically Endangered because it is estimated to have a tiny population, which is in decline owing to egg-collection, disturbance and the loss of coastal wetlands.



BirdLife Species Guardian: Chinese Wild Bird Federation

Population size: 30-49 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 114,000 km2

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Indomalayan
Realm - Palearctic
Realm - Oceanian
IUCN System - Marine

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Chinese Crested Tern Thalasseus bernsteini. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/chinese-crested-tern-thalasseus-bernsteini on 06/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 06/12/2024.