Sandwich Tern

Thalasseus sandvicensis - Sterne caugek

Sterne caugek
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Charadriiformes

  • Family
    :

    Laridés

  • Genus
    :

    Thalasseus

  • Species
    :

    sandvicensis

Descriptor

Latham, 1787

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 46 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 86 à 105 cm.
  • Weight
    : 210 à 260 g
Longevity

24 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Sterne caugek
adult plum. post breeding
Sterne caugek
juvenile

Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Sterne caugek,
  • Charrán patinegro,
  • garajau-de-bico-preto,
  • Brandseeschwalbe,
  • kenti csér,
  • Grote Stern,
  • Beccapesci,
  • kentsk tärna,
  • Splitterne,
  • rybár sivý,
  • rybák severní,
  • Splitterne,
  • riuttatiira,
  • Grootseeswael (Grootsterretjie),
  • xatrac becllarg,
  • Þaraþerna,
  • rybitwa czubata,
  • cekulzīriņš,
  • kričava čigra,
  • Пестроносая крачка,
  • サンドイッチアジサシ,
  • 白嘴端凤头燕鸥,
  • kentsk tärna,
  • 白嘴端鳳頭燕鷗,

Voice song and call

Sterne caugek
adult plum. post breeding

Habitat

Sterne caugek
adult

Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal

Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Coral Reef, Outer Reef Channel, Back Slope, Foreslope (Outer Reef Slope), Lagoon, Inter-Reef Soft Substrate, Inter-Reef Rubble Substrate, Seagrass (Submerged), Estuaries ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches, Mud Flats and Salt Flats

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Sterne caugek
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