Lesser Crested Tern
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-04-28T05:49:41Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-04-28T05:49:41Z | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10754/632395 | |
| dc.title | Lesser Crested Tern | |
| dc.type | Species Summary | |
| dc.contributor.photographer | Brian James | |
| dc.description.notes | Often present near the beach with many more on islands. Numbers can be in 100s. On windy days also moves to mangrove areas for shelter. Boll orange/yellow. | |
| dwc.taxon.scientificName | Sterna bengalensis | |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2019-04-28T05:49:41Z | |
| display.summary | <p>Often present near the beach with many more on islands. Numbers can be in 100s. On windy days also moves to mangrove areas for shelter. Boll orange/yellow.</p><table style="table-layout: fixed; width: 100%; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 50%;"><p><h5>Lesser Crested Tern (<em>Sterna bengalensis</em>)<a href="https://ebird.org/species/lecter2" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img title="More species information including images and audio clips available via eBird" class="object-fit" src="/bitstream/handle/10754/644888/ebirdLogo.JPG" alt="Thumbnail" width="42" /></a></h5></p><h5>Status in KAUST</h5> <p><a title="Resident in surrounding area but not established within KAUST, click to see all species with this status in KAUST" href="/discover?view=grid&rpp=12&filtertype=kaustStatus&filter_relational_operator=equals&filter=Resident in area" >Resident in area</a><br></p><h5>Abundance in KAUST</h5> <p><a title="Click to see all species with this level of abundance in KAUST" href="/discover?view=grid&rpp=12&filtertype=abundance&filter_relational_operator=equals&filter=2 - Fairly Common" >2 - Fairly Common</a></p><h5 style="text-align: justify;">Places seen in KAUST</h5><a title="Click to see more information about this location" href="/handle/10754/644908" >South Beach</a><a href="https://ebird.org/hotspot/L8133092" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img title="eBird hotspot page for this location" class="object-fit" src="/bitstream/handle/10754/644888/ebirdLogo.JPG" alt="Thumbnail" width="42" /></a><br><a title="Click to see more information about this location" href="/handle/10754/644912" >Island mangroves</a><a href="https://ebird.org/hotspot/L8079976" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img title="eBird hotspot page for this location" class="object-fit" src="/bitstream/handle/10754/644888/ebirdLogo.JPG" alt="Thumbnail" width="42" /></a><br><a title="Click to see more information about this location" href="/handle/10754/644910" >King Abdullah Monument</a><a href="https://ebird.org/hotspot/L8016632" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img title="eBird hotspot page for this location" class="object-fit" src="/bitstream/handle/10754/644888/ebirdLogo.JPG" alt="Thumbnail" width="42" /></a><br><a title="Click to see more information about this location" href="/handle/10754/644920" >Dive Centre</a><br><a title="Click to see more information about this location" href="/handle/10754/644909" >Golf Course</a><a href="https://ebird.org/hotspot/L5728118" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img title="eBird hotspot page for this location" class="object-fit" src="/bitstream/handle/10754/644888/ebirdLogo.JPG" alt="Thumbnail" width="42" /></a><br><h5><a title="Click to search images taken of this species" href="/discover?view=grid&rpp=12&filtertype_0=type&filter_0=Image&filter_relational_operator_0=equals&filtertype=species&filter_relational_operator=equals&filter=Lesser Crested Tern" >Search pictures of Lesser Crested Tern in KAUST</a></h5></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 50%;"><h5>Example Image</h5><img title="Image from Brian James" class="object-fit" src="/bitstream/id/3873427/Lesser Crested Tern.jpeg" alt="Thumbnail" /><br><p>Image from Brian James</p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table><h5 style="text-align: justify;">Seasonality in KAUST (number of years since KAUST's founding when this species was observed in a given month):</h5> <table style="table-layout: fixed; width: 100%; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" border="1"> <tbody> <tr style="background-color: grey;"><th style="text-align: center; border: 1px solid black">Jan</th><th style="text-align: center; border: 1px solid black">Feb</th><th style="text-align: center; border: 1px solid black">Mar</th><th style="text-align: center; border: 1px solid black">Apr</th><th style="text-align: center; border: 1px solid black">May</th><th style="text-align: center; border: 1px solid black">Jun</th><th style="text-align: center; border: 1px solid black">Jul</th><th style="text-align: center; border: 1px solid black">Aug</th><th style="text-align: center; border: 1px solid black">Sep</th><th style="text-align: center; border: 1px solid black">Oct</th><th style="text-align: center; border: 1px solid black">Nov</th><th style="text-align: center; border: 1px solid black">Dec</th></tr><tr><th style="background-color: orange; text-align: center; border: 1px solid black"><a title="Click to see all observation records for Lesser Crested Terns in January" href="https://repository.kaust.edu.sa/discover?field=monthPresent&filtertype_0=type&filtertype_1=species&filter_0=Observation+Record&filter_relational_operator_1=equals&filter_1=Lesser Crested Tern&filter_relational_operator_0=equals&filtertype=monthPresent&filter_relational_operator=equals&filter=January">7</a></th><th style="background-color: orange; text-align: center; border: 1px solid black"><a title="Click to see all observation records for Lesser Crested Terns in February" href="https://repository.kaust.edu.sa/discover?field=monthPresent&filtertype_0=type&filtertype_1=species&filter_0=Observation+Record&filter_relational_operator_1=equals&filter_1=Lesser Crested Tern&filter_relational_operator_0=equals&filtertype=monthPresent&filter_relational_operator=equals&filter=February">7</a></th><th style="background-color: red; text-align: center; border: 1px solid black"><a title="Click to see all observation records for Lesser Crested Terns in March" href="https://repository.kaust.edu.sa/discover?field=monthPresent&filtertype_0=type&filtertype_1=species&filter_0=Observation+Record&filter_relational_operator_1=equals&filter_1=Lesser Crested Tern&filter_relational_operator_0=equals&filtertype=monthPresent&filter_relational_operator=equals&filter=March">8</a></th><th style="background-color: red; text-align: center; border: 1px solid black"><a title="Click to see all observation records for Lesser Crested Terns in April" href="https://repository.kaust.edu.sa/discover?field=monthPresent&filtertype_0=type&filtertype_1=species&filter_0=Observation+Record&filter_relational_operator_1=equals&filter_1=Lesser Crested Tern&filter_relational_operator_0=equals&filtertype=monthPresent&filter_relational_operator=equals&filter=April">9</a></th><th style="background-color: orange; text-align: center; border: 1px solid black"><a title="Click to see all observation records for Lesser Crested Terns in May" href="https://repository.kaust.edu.sa/discover?field=monthPresent&filtertype_0=type&filtertype_1=species&filter_0=Observation+Record&filter_relational_operator_1=equals&filter_1=Lesser Crested Tern&filter_relational_operator_0=equals&filtertype=monthPresent&filter_relational_operator=equals&filter=May">5</a></th><th style="background-color: orange; text-align: center; border: 1px solid black"><a title="Click to see all observation records for Lesser Crested Terns in June" href="https://repository.kaust.edu.sa/discover?field=monthPresent&filtertype_0=type&filtertype_1=species&filter_0=Observation+Record&filter_relational_operator_1=equals&filter_1=Lesser Crested Tern&filter_relational_operator_0=equals&filtertype=monthPresent&filter_relational_operator=equals&filter=June">4</a></th><th style="background-color: yellow; text-align: center; border: 1px solid black"><a title="Click to see all observation records for Lesser Crested Terns in July" href="https://repository.kaust.edu.sa/discover?field=monthPresent&filtertype_0=type&filtertype_1=species&filter_0=Observation+Record&filter_relational_operator_1=equals&filter_1=Lesser Crested Tern&filter_relational_operator_0=equals&filtertype=monthPresent&filter_relational_operator=equals&filter=July">2</a></th><th style="background-color: red; text-align: center; border: 1px solid black"><a title="Click to see all observation records for Lesser Crested Terns in August" href="https://repository.kaust.edu.sa/discover?field=monthPresent&filtertype_0=type&filtertype_1=species&filter_0=Observation+Record&filter_relational_operator_1=equals&filter_1=Lesser Crested Tern&filter_relational_operator_0=equals&filtertype=monthPresent&filter_relational_operator=equals&filter=August">8</a></th><th style="background-color: red; text-align: center; border: 1px solid black"><a title="Click to see all observation records for Lesser Crested Terns in September" href="https://repository.kaust.edu.sa/discover?field=monthPresent&filtertype_0=type&filtertype_1=species&filter_0=Observation+Record&filter_relational_operator_1=equals&filter_1=Lesser Crested Tern&filter_relational_operator_0=equals&filtertype=monthPresent&filter_relational_operator=equals&filter=September">9</a></th><th style="background-color: red; text-align: center; border: 1px solid black"><a title="Click to see all observation records for Lesser Crested Terns in October" href="https://repository.kaust.edu.sa/discover?field=monthPresent&filtertype_0=type&filtertype_1=species&filter_0=Observation+Record&filter_relational_operator_1=equals&filter_1=Lesser Crested Tern&filter_relational_operator_0=equals&filtertype=monthPresent&filter_relational_operator=equals&filter=October">9</a></th><th style="background-color: orange; text-align: center; border: 1px solid black"><a title="Click to see all observation records for Lesser Crested Terns in November" href="https://repository.kaust.edu.sa/discover?field=monthPresent&filtertype_0=type&filtertype_1=species&filter_0=Observation+Record&filter_relational_operator_1=equals&filter_1=Lesser Crested Tern&filter_relational_operator_0=equals&filtertype=monthPresent&filter_relational_operator=equals&filter=November">7</a></th><th style="background-color: orange; text-align: center; border: 1px solid black"><a title="Click to see all observation records for Lesser Crested Terns in December" href="https://repository.kaust.edu.sa/discover?field=monthPresent&filtertype_0=type&filtertype_1=species&filter_0=Observation+Record&filter_relational_operator_1=equals&filter_1=Lesser Crested Tern&filter_relational_operator_0=equals&filtertype=monthPresent&filter_relational_operator=equals&filter=December">5</a></th></tr> </tbody> </table> | |
| kaust.presence.abundance | 2 - Fairly Common | |
| kaust.presence.month | January | |
| kaust.presence.month | February | |
| kaust.presence.month | March | |
| kaust.presence.month | April | |
| kaust.presence.month | May | |
| kaust.presence.month | June | |
| kaust.presence.month | July | |
| kaust.presence.month | August | |
| kaust.presence.month | September | |
| kaust.presence.month | October | |
| kaust.presence.month | November | |
| kaust.presence.month | December | |
| kaust.presence.status | Resident in area | |
| ebird.family.commonName | Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers | |
| ebird.species.code | lecter2 | |
| dwc.taxon.vernacularName | Lesser Crested Tern | |
| dwc.location.locality | South Beach | |
| dwc.location.locality | Island mangroves | |
| dwc.location.locality | King Abdullah Monument | |
| dwc.location.locality | Dive Centre | |
| dwc.location.locality | Golf Course | |
| dwc.taxon.family | Laridae | |
| dwc.taxon.order | Charadriiformes |