▲ This photo, taken on June 13 and provided by the S. Korean National Institute of Ecology, shows a Chinese crested tern (far left)  on the 43rd day of hatching practicing its flight. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) 

 

 

SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Yonhap) -- The route of Chinese crested terns, which are "mysterious migratory birds" with less than 100 left in the world, has been confirmed. The migratory bird has been found to travel far from Korea's west coast to the eastern coast of Taiwan. 

 

▲ This photo, taken on on May 27 and provided by the S. Korean National Institute of Ecology, shows a half-moon-old baby Chinese crested tern (far left in the front row) taken on May 27.  (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) 

 

The South Korean Ministry of Environment and its National Institute of Ecology announced on Tuesday that it has been confirmed that Chinese-crested terns have bred in Yuksando Island, Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do this year.

 

▲ This photo, taken on April 25 and provided by the S. Korean National Institute of Ecology, shows a half-moon-old baby Chinese crested tern (right) taken on April 25. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) 

 

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