Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis (Latham, 1787)
Names
| English | Sandwich Tern |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Grote Stern |
| Spanish | Charrán de Sandwich |
| Chinese | 白嘴端凤头燕鸥 |
| Scientific name | Thalasseus sandvicensis (Latham, 1787) |
About this species
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.
Like all Thalasseus terns, the Sandwich tern feeds by plunge-diving for fish, usually in marine environments, and the offering of fish by the male to the female is part of the courtship display.
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El charrán patinegro (Thalasseus sandvicensis) es un ave de la familia Sternidae que habita en las costas de África y Eurasia occidental. Su taxonomía se encuentra en disputa, mientras que algunos lo incluyen en el género Thalasseus otros lo mantienen en el género Sterna. Está estrechamente emparentado con el charrán bengalí (T. bengalensis), el charrán chino (T. bernsteini) y el charrán elegante (T. elegans).
El charrán patinegro es un charrán de tamaño medio grande que tiene las partes superiores de su cuerpo de color gris pálido y las inferiores de color blanco, con un copete crestado negro que se reduce a una franja negra en invierno y un pico negro con la punta amarilla. Como todos los demás charranes del género Thalasseus el charrán patinegro se alimenta zambulléndose en el agua para pescar, normalmente en medios marinos.
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白嘴端凤头燕鸥（学名：Thalasseus sandvicensis）是鸥科凤头燕鸥属的一种鸟类，旧称白嘴端燕鸥。该种与小凤头燕鸥、中华凤头燕鸥、小白嘴端凤头燕鸥(T. acuflavidus)、丽色凤头燕鸥(T. elegans)近缘，并与小凤头燕鸥存在杂交现象。繁殖于古北界从欧洲到里海的范围，越冬于南非、印度和斯里兰卡。
目前被IUCN列为无危物种。
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Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Charadriiformes |
| Family | Laridae |
| Genus | Thalasseus |
In Suriname
Where it has been recorded
- Commewijne58
- Paramaribo12
- Coronie10
- Nickerie5
- Marowijne2
- Saramacca1
Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.
Records by month
All years combined.
