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Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)

Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)

About Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Shorebirds and Allies
  • Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

The Sandwich tern is a tern in the family Laridae. It is very closely related to the lesser crested tern, Chinese crested tern, Cabot's tern, and elegant tern and has been known to interbreed with both elegant and lesser crested terns. It breeds in the Palearctic from Europe to the Caspian Sea, and winters in the Mediterranean and on the coasts of Africa, India, and Sri Lanka.

Source: Wikipedia

Lifelists

Trips

Visits

  • 2003-01-11

    Walvis Bay, Namibia

  • 2005-02-14

    Puerto Deseado, Argentina
    ssp. eurygnathus, cayenne tern

  • 2007-10-10

    La Mancha, Mexico
    flying over lagoon.

  • 2009-01-22

    Cay Caulker, Belize
    Image from 2009-01-22

  • 2013-04-16

    Aransas NWR (CTC 037) (Aransas Co.), United States of America

  • 2015-03-25

    Castilo Caleta de Fuste, Spain

  • 2016-01-02

    Culebra Island, United States of America
    Offshore close to Fajardo

  • 2016-01-04

    Cabo Rojo, United States of America
    Image from 2016-01-04

  • 2016-01-05

    Reserva de Boqueron, United States of America

  • 2021-09-27

    Selsey, England

  • 2024-10-14

    Santuario de Fauna y Flora Los Flamencos, Colombia

  • 2025-02-21

    Oued Massa, Morocco

  • 2025-03-02

    Playa Los Lances, Spain

  • 2025-03-02

    Guadalmesi, Spain

  • 2025-03-05

    Guadalmesi, Spain