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Lesser Crested Tern

(Sterna bengalensis)
Size: 38-43 cm

Habitat
(for details refer to a field guide)

Lesser Crested Terns migrate to the northern seaboard of Australia from the north. They populate the coastline from about Carnarvon, WA, to the QLD/NSW border on the east coast. They are not found anywhere inland.

Sightings

We have not yet spotted Lesser Crested Terns in Australia, but have seen them in Oman. To go to the Omani page, click here.

Photos

No photos from Australia available yet. To go to the Omani page, click here.

Food

Like all terns, Lesser Crested Terns feed on fish, which they catch with their bills just under the water surface in a steep high-speed dive from considerable height.

These pages are largely based on our own observations. For more salient facts on any bird species please refer to a field guide.