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| Lesser crested tern | |
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| A pair of Lesser crested terns Thalasseus bengalensis from Akshi Beach, Maharashtra, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Genus: | Thalasseus |
| Species: | T. bengalensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Thalasseus bengalensis (Lesson, 1831)
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| Synonyms | |
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Sterna bengalensis Lesson, 1831 | |
The lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)[2] is a tern in the family Laridae.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Thalasseus bengalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22694561A132560333. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22694561A132560333.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Bridge, E. S.; Jones, A. W. & Baker, A. J. (2005). A phylogenetic framework for the terns (Sternini) inferred from mtDNA sequences: implications for taxonomy and plumage evolution Archived 2006-07-20 at the Wayback Machine. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 35: 459–469.