Lesser crested tern
| Lesser crested tern | |
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| Colony of T. b. bengalensis in the Red Sea off the Egyptian coast | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Genus: | Thalasseus |
| Species: | T. bengalensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Thalasseus bengalensis (Lesson, 1831)
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| Synonyms | |
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Sterna bengalensis Lesson, 1831 | |
The lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis) is a tern in the family Laridae.