MANILA, Philippines — The Chinese crested tern (Thalasseus bernsteini), a rare and critically endangered bird species, has been spotted several times in the Philippines in January 2023, said the
In 2021, conservationists tagged the Chinese crested tern or CCT as a “bird of legend” after it resurfaced in Davao del Norte following a decade-long hiatus in the wild, with some studies asserting that it has not been officially seen since 1937, the agency said.
According to the DENR, the population of CCTs remains sparse, as they usually migrate to coastal wetlands in the Philippines for the first time of the year. Their originating countries experience the winter, causing food scarcity.Rare Chinese crested terns
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