Greater Crested Tern
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Greater Crested Tern
A1. 12 Jun 2022
GM 600/4. 10 Sept 2022
Manfrotto Series 190
Berlebach Report 8013
GHFG1. 14 Dec 2021
WH-200II. 29 Jun 2024
A large, black capped, crested tern. Similar to Lesser Crested Tern but larger, stockier and has a thick yellow (not orange-yellow) bill. Mantle and wings mostly grey. Non-breeding birds show more white on forecrown and around eye, with fine balck spotting, while black cap starts from behind eye.
Reference: Birds of Singapore by Yong Ding Li and Lim Kim Chuah
Breeding plumage, Woodlands Waterfront, 21 Jan 2024
f7.1 1/3200. ISO 1600, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1