WoRMS taxon details

Sterna sandvicensis Latham, 1787

137166  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137166)

accepted
Species
Sterna cantiaca · uncertain > unassessed
marine, terrestrial
Latham, J.; Dwight, J.; Latham, J.; Latham, J.; Latham, J.; Padley, C.; Philips, E.; Tucker, M. B. (1787). Supplement to the General synopsis of birds. 298 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33046575#page/7/mode/1up
page(s): 266 [details]   
Description Length: 36-46 cm. Plumage: rump white, other wise very pale grey above, with black crown and crest in breeding bird, white...  
Description Length: 36-46 cm. Plumage: rump white, other wise very pale grey above, with black crown and crest in breeding bird, white forehead and white speckling on forecrown in non-breeding bird; white hindneck collar; white below tinged pink in breeding dress. Immature forehead brownish, mottled upperparts and dark grey tail. Bare parts: iris dark brown; bill black with yellowish white tip (diagnostic); feet and legs black. Habitat: seashores and estuaries. Palearctic migrant. <389><391><393> [details]
WoRMS (2024). Sterna sandvicensis Latham, 1787. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137166 on 2024-03-19
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original description Latham, J.; Dwight, J.; Latham, J.; Latham, J.; Latham, J.; Padley, C.; Philips, E.; Tucker, M. B. (1787). Supplement to the General synopsis of birds. 298 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33046575#page/7/mode/1up
page(s): 266 [details]   

context source (BeRMS 2020) Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). European Seabirds at Sea - data collected by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). INBO Seabird distribution data (all trips). [details]   

context source (Bermuda) Amos, E. J. R. (1991). A Guide to The Birds of Bermuda. 206 pp [details]   

basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em>  [details]   

additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]   

additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]   

additional source Cattrijsse, A.; Vincx, M. (2001). Biodiversity of the benthos and the avifauna of the Belgian coastal waters: summary of data collected between 1970 and 1998. Sustainable Management of the North Sea. Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs: Brussel, Belgium. 48 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Breeding Overproduction seem to occur commonly in Sandwich terns and the investment in a surplus egg serves mainly as an insurance mechanism. [details]

Description Length: 36-46 cm. Plumage: rump white, other wise very pale grey above, with black crown and crest in breeding bird, white forehead and white speckling on forecrown in non-breeding bird; white hindneck collar; white below tinged pink in breeding dress. Immature forehead brownish, mottled upperparts and dark grey tail. Bare parts: iris dark brown; bill black with yellowish white tip (diagnostic); feet and legs black. Habitat: seashores and estuaries. Palearctic migrant. <389><391><393> [details]
LanguageName 
Albanian sterni dimërakdallëndyshja e detit këmbëshkurtër  [details]
Bulgarian Гривеста рибарка  [details]
Danish splitterne  [details]
Dutch grote stern  [details]
English Sandwich tern [from synonym]sandwich tern  [details]
French sterne caugek  [details]
German Brandseeschwalbe  [details]
Hebrew שחפית שחורת-מקור  [details]
Italian beccapesci  [details]
Lithuanian margasnapė žuvėdra  [details]
Modern Greek (1453-) Χειμωνογλάρονο  [details]
Norwegian splitterne  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål splitterne [from synonym]  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk splitterne [from synonym]  [details]
Polish rybitwa czubata  [details]
Russian пестроносая крачка  [details]
Scottish Gaelic geabhróg scothdhubh  [details]
Slovenian kričava čigra  [details]
Spanish charrán patinegro  [details]
Swedish kentsk tärna  [details]
Turkish kara gagalı sumrukara gagali sumru  [details]
Ukrainian Строкатоносий крячокКрячок рябодзьобий  [details]
Welsh môr-wennol bigddu  [details]