Reports
First Record of the Chinese Crested Tern Thalasseus bernsteini in Japan
2019 Volume 50 Issue 2 Pages 138-140
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2019 Volume 50 Issue 2 Pages 138-140
The Chinese Crested Tern Thalasseus bernsteini is a critically endangered seabird that nests in China and Korea and has long been expected to be recorded in Japan. In October 2018, the first observation of this species in Japan was made near Irabu Island, Okinawa Prefecture.
