Greater Crested Tern vs Lesser Crested Tern

Thalasseus bergii compared with Thalasseus bengalensis

Key Differences

• Greater Crested Tern is Least Concern while Lesser Crested Tern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Crested Tern	Lesser Crested Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Aves (kuş)	Aves (kuş)
Order same	Charadriiformes (Yağmur kuşları)	Charadriiformes (Yağmur kuşları)
Family same	Laridae	Laridae
Genus same	Thalasseus	Thalasseus
Species	Thalasseus bergii	Thalasseus bengalensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater Crested Tern

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Crested Tern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Crested Tern

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Lesser Crested Tern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway