Chinese Crested Tern
- Scientific name
- Thalasseus bernsteini
- Family
- Laridae
- Conservation status
- Critically endangered
- Habitat
- Aquatic ocean
- Wing shape
- Narrow
- Tail shape
- Forked
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Why it matters
The Chinese Crested Tern, known by its scientific name *Thalasseus bernsteini*, is one of the world's rarest seabirds and was long feared extinct until its rediscovery in 2000. Collectors and ornithologists prize this species for its elusive nature, as well as its distinctive narrow wings and elegant, deeply forked tail, which mark it as a significant conservation priority globally.
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