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CAVS: 0116

Species Thalasseus bengalensis (Lesson, 1831)

Lesser Crested Tern

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Afrotropical Region

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • 200 m bathymetric: Central W coast, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Carp., N coast, NE coast, NW coast
  • Fiji
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Solomon Islands

Oriental Region

  • Indonesia

Palaearctic Region

Ecological Descriptors

Coral cay, offshore waters, open beach, rock reef.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
12-Feb-2010 (import)