Swift (Great-crested) Tern

Type
Species Summary

Summary

Less common than the Lesser but regularly seen at South Beach usually perched on the rocks just off shore or on the sand banks in the same area. Often occurs after storms. Bill bright yellow.

Swift (Great-crested) Tern (Thalasseus bergii)Thumbnail

Status in KAUST

Passage migrant
Resident in area

Abundance in KAUST

3 - Only a few

Places seen in KAUST
Golf CourseThumbnail
King Abdullah MonumentThumbnail
Island mangrovesThumbnail
South BeachThumbnail
Search pictures of Swift (Great-crested) Tern in KAUST
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Image from Brian James

Seasonality in KAUST (number of years since KAUST's founding when this species was observed in a given month):
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
211410012212

Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/632476
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