
The greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii), also called crested tern or swift tern, is a tern in the family Laridae that nests in dense colonies on coastlines and islands in the tropical and subtropical Old World.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 2,501 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Greater Crested Tern is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
2,501 records, iNaturalist
10+ resultate in Suid-Afrika
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Thalasseus bergii
Aantekeninge
2 501
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
'n Aantekening beteken 'n gasheer het die Greater Crested Tern op die eiendom of naby gesien. Dit is nooit 'n waarborg van 'n waarneming nie.
The Greater Crested Tern is most recorded in Western Cape (73% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (18% of records), Eastern Cape (8% of records), based on 2 501 iNaturalist observations. 11 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Greater Crested Tern on site or nearby.
The Greater Crested Tern is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.
The greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii), also called crested tern or swift tern, is a tern in the family Laridae that nests in dense colonies on coastlines and islands in the tropical and subtropical Old World.