Thalasseus bergii cristatus(Stephens, 1826)
Great crested-tern (cristatus)
Image acquired with permission from the Natural History Museum at Tring, United Kingdom. Specimen collected by A. R. Wallace. Specimen locality: Amboyna
Label transcription: [Collected by A.R. Wallace. 1859 Sterna helicanoides. Wagl Amboyna 28 / Sterna velox? 7.3.5.12.2243] [No. Brit. Mus. Reg. 73.5.12.2243 Sterna bergii Loc. amboyna Ex. coll. Wallace]
NOTE:
Species known to occur in Singapore.
Imaged Wallace Specimen from Amboyna.
Taxon Information
Classification:
Vertebrata: Aves: Charadriiformes: Laridae (Gulls, Terns & Skimmers)
Taxon Name (original as given on label):
Sterna bergii
Collector:
A.R. Wallace
Locality of Specimen:
Amboyna, Batchian
Specimen Repository:
Natural History Museum Tring