Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Terns :: Sandwich Tern

Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis

Described by: Latham (1787)
Alternate common name(s): Cabot's Tern, Yellow-nibbed Tern, Cayenne Tern
Old scientific name(s): Thalasseus sandvicensis

Photographs

Siesta Key, Sarasota County, Florida, USA - Sep 8, 2004 © William Hull  Longboat Key, Manatee County, Florida, USA - Nov 2, 2005 © William Hull  Longboat Key, Manatee County, Florida, USA - Nov 3, 2005 © William Hull  Longboat Key, Manatee County, Florida, USA - Nov 3, 2005 © William Hull  Longboat Key, Manatee County, Florida, USA - Nov 3, 2005 © William Hull 
Select thumbnail to view larger image - Place cursor over image for image information
Select additional thumbnail page to view 16 more images.

Range

Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Caspian Sea;
(1) W. and s. Europe in the British Isles, s. Scandinavia s. to the Mediterranean and e. to Black Sea and Caspian Sea.
Winters in Africa and nw. India and Sri Lanka.
(2) Se. United States s. from Virginia, Florida and locally along the Gulf coast to s. Texas, Campeche Bank, is. off the Yucatan Peninsula of e. Mexico, Belize and through the West Indies (Bahamas, s. Cuba, Virgin Is.) and occasionally Curacao and Trinidad.
(3) Locally in Caribbean on is. off coast of Colombia, Venezuela, Netherland Antilles e. to Los Roques and n. Trinidad, Guiana (Cayenne), e. Brazil (Bahia) and s. Argentina (Buenos Aires and Patagonian coast of Chubut and Santa Cruz).
Apparently disperses as far s. along the Pacific coasts as Peru, and the Atlantic coast s. to Brazil and Uruguay.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Massaciuccolis Oasis
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

Comments/Errors

Please email with errors/comments on this page or to donate photos.

If there is no family list to the left, you may have arrived at this page from a direct link.
Please select "Mangoverde World Bird Guide" to view the entire bird site.