The lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis) is a tern in the family Laridae. It breeds in subtropical coastal parts of the world mainly from the Red Sea across the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific, and Australia, with a significant population on the southern coast of the Mediterranean on two islands off the Libyan coast. Accidental breeding has also been reported in Italy and France. The Australian birds are probably sedentary, but other populations are migratory, wintering south to South Africa. Like all Thalasseus terns, lesser crested tern feeds by plunge-diving for fish, usually from saline environments. It usually dives directly, and not from the 'stepped-hover' favoured by Arctic tern. The offering of fish by the male to the female is part of the courtship display. (Source: Wikipedia.org, CC BY-SA)