Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Sandwich Tern

Thalasseus sandvicensis

The Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) is a 200 g ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It migrates.

Family

Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Order

Charadriiformes

Weight

200 g

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Migrant

Countries recorded

100

Recorded in United States, Denmark, Sweden, Spain, United Kingdom, Netherlands, France, Portugal, South Africa, Mexico, Germany, Belgium, Puerto Rico, Italy, Ireland, Costa Rica, Estonia, Belize, Colombia, Brazil, Turkey, Greece, Norway, Israel, Panama, Poland, Morocco, Senegal, Honduras, Uruguay, Peru, Bulgaria, Argentina, AW, Namibia, United Arab Emirates, Cuba, India, Ukraine, Venezuela, Oman, Isle of Man, Gambia, Guatemala, El Salvador, Georgia, Ecuador, Dominican Rep., Nicaragua, GP, Russia, Jamaica, BQ, Ghana, Bahamas, Romania, Kuwait, Iran, Azerbaijan, VI, Slovenia, Curaçao, Chile, Croatia, EH, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Latvia, Algeria, MF, Antigua and Barb., GI, JE, Cyprus, Malta, Guinea-Bissau, TC, Canada, Saint Lucia, Mauritania, GF, Egypt, Albania, AI, Angola, VG, Sri Lanka, Finland, Suriname, Côte d'Ivoire, Mozambique, BM, Libya, Sierra Leone, GG, KY, Liberia, Lithuania, Switzerland, St. Vin. and Gren..

Where to see it: Offshore Libya (Libya); Conakry · Port (Guinea); Monaco, Fontvieille (Monaco); Arashi Beach (Aruba); Ngor · Hotel Le Calao (seawatch) (Senegal).

Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist