Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
(aka Thalasseus sandvicensis)
The Sandwich Tern breeds mainly on or near coasts around Europe including the Black Sea and Caspian Sea and along the Atlantic coasts of North and South America.
Sandwich tern Sterna sandvicensis
Identification Tips:
Length: 15 inches Wingspan: 34 inches
Sexes similar
Dives into water for prey
Large tern with long, thin, black bill with yellow tip
Fairly long, deeply forked tail ...
Sandwich Tern
Sterna sandvicensis
The Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) is a common coastal tern of eastern North America as well as the Gulf Coast region. The species also occurs along the Gulf coast of Mexico, all the way to South America.
Sandwich Tern
Photo from the Southwestern Louisiana Birding page.
Last updated 3/22/96
A common summer resident of the UTC, often associates with Royal Terns. There are a few rare winter birds around.
THE SANDWICH TERN.
[Sandwich Tern.]
STERNA CANTIACA, Gmel.
[Sterna sandviciensis.] ...
Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis sandvicensis - Non-breeding adult in flight
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The Sandwich tern is a very white tern, with a black cap on its head, a long black bill with a yellow tip and short black legs. In flight it shows grey wedges on its wings tips and it has a short forked tail.
LIVING WITH GULLS - TRADING OF FOOD AND PREDATION IN THE SANDWICH TERN STERNA SANDVICENSIS
Author(s): Stienen Eric W.M ...
Sandwich Tern
Africa Bird Guide Information: Sandwich Tern is much larger than Common Tern, its back paler than other similar-sized Terns. Differs from Gullbilled Tern in a much slimmer appearance and long thin bill, black with a yellow tip.
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis)
Gannet (Morus bassanus)
Warsaw grouper (Epinephelus nigritus)
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis) ...
Sandwich Tern
Summer Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no
Brown Thrasher
Summer Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes ...
Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis. Breeder. Common in spring, summer, and fall, and rare to occasional in winter in Gulf Coast region. Found in the Gulf and on bays and beaches. Low Conservation Concern.
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii. Accidental.
The Sandwich tern, S. cantiaca - named from the place of its discovery, though it has long since ceased to inhabit that neighbourhood - is the largest of the British species, ...
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sanvicensis: Cupsogue Beach County Park, Westhampton, NY, 29 Jun
Black Skimmer Rynchops niger: Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve, Newport Beach, CA, 01 Jan ...
Sandwich Tern, Sterna sandvicensis
Chinese Crested Tern, Sterna bernsteini
Great Crested Tern, Sterna bergii
River Tern, Sterna aurantia
Roseate Tern, Sterna dougallii
Black-naped Tern, Sterna sumatrana
Common Tern, Sterna hirundo ...
Black skimmers, and least, royal and sandwich terns nest in colonies in the open sand on beaches, sandbars, and dredge material islands. Their nests are built on the ground and often consist of simple scrapes in the sand.
Unlike many terns, Gull-billed Terns have a black cap only when breeding; during winter the head is nearly white, with a dark smudge behind the eyes. They are sometimes confused with Sandwich Terns, which have a thinner black, pale tipped bill, ...
Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus)
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
Royal Tern (Sterna maxima)
Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata) ...
 See also: Common Tern, Arctic Tern, Purple, Curlew, Oystercatcher
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