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Sandwich Tern

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Sandwich Tern

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Also known as Thalasseus sandvicensis

species of bird

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The Sandwich Tern (*Thalasseus sandvicensis*) is a species of bird in the family Laridae, order Charadriiformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. It belongs to the genus *Thalasseus* and was described by Latham in 1787. The species is accepted by the World Register of Marine Species and inhabits marine environments.

Its range includes Africa, Europe, and Burkina Faso. The IUCN Red List assessed the species as Least Concern in 2019, while a regional conservation status lists it as Near Threatened. Other common names for this taxon include Môr-wennol Bigddu, Brandseeschwalbe, and Charrán patinegro.

Synthesized by Vinony from 25 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, IUCN Red List, WoRMS, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

Sandwich tern

Species

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. ClassAves
  3. OrderCharadriiformes
  4. FamilyLaridae
Habitatmarine

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Encyclopedic overview

The Sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) is a tern in the family Laridae. It is very closely related to the lesser crested tern (T. bengalensis), Chinese crested tern (T. bernsteini), Cabot's tern (T. acuflavidus), and elegant tern (T. elegans) 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.

The Sandwich tern is a medium-large tern with pale silvery-grey upperparts, white underparts, a yellow-tipped black bill, and a shaggy black crest which becomes less extensive in winter with a white crown. Young birds bear grey and blackish scalloped plumage on their backs and wings. It is a vocal bird. It nests in a ground scrape and lays one to three eggs.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sandwich Tern” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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