
Greater Crested Tern
The greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii), also called crested tern or swift tern, is a tern in the family Laridae that nests in dense colonies on coastlines and islands in the tropical and subtropical Old World.
Informações sobre a espécie
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 2,501 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property and not from this province. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Greater Crested Tern is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
2,501 records, iNaturalist
Parques onde os anfitriões registram: Greater Crested Tern
Hospedagens que retribuem
Por todo o KwaZulu-Natal
Avistado com frequência · Observação de aves · Bioma: Floresta · Hippopotamus · Nile crocodile
Apoia Isibindi Foundation e mais 1
Preço sob consulta
Bioma: Costa do Oceano Índico
Apoia Isibindi Foundation
A partir de R 13,000 por noite
Bioma: Campos
Apoia Royal Drakensberg Education Trust
A partir de R 4,280 por noite
Observação de aves · Bioma: Savana · Leopard · Lion
Apoia Zululand Conservation Trust
A partir de R 1,280 por noite
Bioma: Campos
Apoia Royal Drakensberg Education Trust e mais 2
A partir de R 5,400 por noite
Observação de aves · Bioma: Campos
Apoia Isibindi Foundation
A partir de R 5,990 por noite
Bioma: Savana · African wild dog · Spotted hyena
Apoia Isibindi Foundation
Preço sob consulta
Bioma: Campos · Spotted hyena · Leopard
Apoia Royal Drakensberg Education Trust
A partir de R 1,140 por noite
Observação de aves · Bioma: Campos
Apoia Royal Drakensberg Education Trust
A partir de R 1,691 por noite
Bioma: Floresta · Humpback whale · Southern right whale
Apoia Isibindi Foundation
Preço sob consulta
Observação de aves · Bioma: Campos · Blesbok · Serval
Apoia Zululand Conservation Trust e mais 3
A partir de R 1,200 por noite
Bioma: Campos
Apoia Royal Drakensberg Education Trust
A partir de R 1,950 por noite
Observação de aves · Bioma: Campos · Bushbuck · Common eland
Apoia Royal Drakensberg Education Trust e mais 1
A partir de R 6,800 por noite
Bioma: Campos · Bushbuck · Serval
Apoia Royal Drakensberg Education Trust
A partir de R 4,100 por noite
Bioma: Savana · Leopard · Lion
Apoia Endangered Wildlife Trust
Preço sob consulta
Bioma: Costa do Oceano Índico
Apoia National Sea Rescue Institute
A partir de R 3,995 por noite
Observação de aves · Bioma: Campos · Bushbuck · Vervet monkey
Apoia Isibindi Foundation
A partir de R 795 por noite
Bioma: Savana · Leopard · Lion
Apoia Endangered Wildlife Trust
Preço sob consulta
Observação de aves · Bioma: Savana
Apoia Zululand Conservation Trust e mais 2
A partir de R 1,840 por noite
Observação de aves · Bioma: Savana · African elephant · Cape buffalo
Apoia BirdLife South Africa
A partir de R 14,000 por noite
Bioma: Savana · Leopard · Lion
Apoia Endangered Wildlife Trust
Preço sob consulta
Observação de aves · Bioma: Savana · Giraffe · Nyala
Apoia BirdLife South Africa
A partir de R 3,280 por noite
Observação de aves · Bioma: Savana · Leopard · Giraffe
Apoia BirdLife South Africa
A partir de R 240 por noite
Bioma: Savana · Leopard · Lion
Apoia Endangered Wildlife Trust
Preço sob consulta
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Quando e onde encontrar: Greater Crested Tern
Os anfitriões registraram esta espécie (Greater Crested Tern) em hospedagens dentro ou ao lado de iSimangaliso Wetland Park.
Melhores horários do dia
- As primeiras horas depois do nascer do sol, e o fim da tarde. As aves cantam e se alimentam mais nas horas frescas.
- Meio-dia. Mais silencioso, sobretudo no calor do verão.
Espécie
Thalasseus bergii
Registros
2,501
Observações no iNaturalist
Cada reserva no Spekboom apoia a conservação.
Perguntas que os viajantes fazem
Um registro significa que um anfitrião avistou esta espécie (Greater Crested Tern) na propriedade ou nas proximidades. Nunca é garantia de avistamento.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Greater Crested Tern in KwaZulu-Natal?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Greater Crested Tern at stays in or beside iSimangaliso Wetland Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
Where can you see the Greater Crested Tern in South Africa?
The Greater Crested Tern is most recorded in Western Cape (73% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (18% of records), Eastern Cape (8% of records), based on 2,501 iNaturalist observations. 1 place to stay on Spekboom in KwaZulu-Natal has recorded the Greater Crested Tern on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Greater Crested Tern?
The Greater Crested Tern is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. iSimangaliso Wetland Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Greater Crested Tern?
The greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii), also called crested tern or swift tern, is a tern in the family Laridae that nests in dense colonies on coastlines and islands in the tropical and subtropical Old World.
























