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Sighting 4481706

Thalasseus bergii

Crested Tern at Fitzroy Island, QLD

Thalasseus bergii at Fitzroy Island, QLD - 31 Mar 2023 03:10 PM
Thalasseus bergii at Fitzroy Island, QLD - 31 Mar 2023 03:10 PM
Thalasseus bergii at Fitzroy Island, QLD - 31 Mar 2023 03:10 PM
Thalasseus bergii at Fitzroy Island, QLD - 31 Mar 2023 03:10 PM
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Identification history

Thalasseus bergii 5 Apr 2023 natureguy
Unverified 5 Apr 2023 MatthewFrawley

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Curious if this bird with the bluish beak and mottled plumage is different from the terns it is amongst?

2 comments

natureguy wrote:
   5 Apr 2023
It's an immature
MatthewFrawley wrote:
   5 Apr 2023
Thanks @natureguy

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Species information

  • Thalasseus bergii Scientific name
  • Crested Tern Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 54m Recorded at altitude
  • 130 images trained Machine learning

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