Elegant Tern vs Greater Crested Tern

Thalasseus elegans compared with Thalasseus bergii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Tern	Greater Crested Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family same	Laridae	Laridae
Genus same	Thalasseus	Thalasseus
Species	Thalasseus elegans	Thalasseus bergii

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Tern and Greater Crested Tern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Thalasseus.

Conservation Status

Elegant Tern

NT — Near Threatened

Greater Crested Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Tern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Greater Crested Tern

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway