West African crested tern
| West African crested tern | |
|---|---|
| Thalasseus albididorsalis pair in Senegal | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Genus: | Thalasseus |
| Species: | T. albididorsalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Thalasseus albididorsalis (Hartert, 1921) | |
The West African crested tern (Thalasseus albididorsalis) is a bird species in the family Laridae. Until 2020 it was considered a subspecies of the New World royal tern, Thalasseus maximus.