Thalasseus bergii (Lichtenstein, 1823)

Bishop, K. David, 2023, The avifauna of Biak Island, Papua, Indonesia with comments on status, conservation, natural history and taxonomy, Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 143 (1), pp. 3-62 : 34

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.25226/bboc.v143i1.2023.a2
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:805136AB-F3FE-4C77-85AC-E37423156B6D
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11646680
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treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Thalasseus bergii
status

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Local names Man Inèy (Sansundi), Man Gep ( Soeparno 1977).

Range T. b. cristatus Biak, Supiori, Rani, Owi, Yapen.

Status Regular visitor. Common year-round in New Guinea waters (Beehler & Pratt 2016). In Biak waters moderately common; regularly observed perched on exposed coral reefs. Also seen offshore in mixed flocks with other terns ( Sternidae spp.), boobies ( Sula spp. ) and frigatebirds ( Fregata spp. ). 6 August 2015: five off Rani (N. Voaden, eBird checklist S24512191); 13 January 1994: two off Owi (P. Gregory in litt. 2000).