Wildlifeof Thailand
Chinese Crested Tern
Laridae
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Thalasseus bernsteini
Basic stats
Diet
Small fish
Habitat
Coastal seas and offshore breeding islands
Range
East Asian coast
The Chinese crested tern is a pale, black-crested seabird with a yellow bill tipped black. It is extremely localized along the East Asian coast and often associates with greater crested tern colonies on offshore islands. Birds feed on small fish by plunge-diving and place eggs on exposed colony ground, where they can be difficult to distinguish among the larger terns (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Critically Endangered (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Chinese Crested Tern eat?
- Small fish
- What habitat does the Chinese Crested Tern live in?
- Coastal seas and offshore breeding islands
- Where is the Chinese Crested Tern found?
- East Asian coast