Alectryon vs Greater Crested Tern

Alectryon tropicus compared with Thalasseus bergii

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Greater Crested Tern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Greater Crested Tern
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Sapindaceae	Laridae
Genus	Alectryon	Thalasseus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Thalasseus bergii

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Greater Crested Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Greater Crested Tern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Greater Crested Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.