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Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis, syn. Sterna sandvicensis
18.1622, -94.4157
Field Notes
Description:
Striking white tern with black on the head. The beak is black with a yellow tip. Black legs. Family Sternidae.
Habitat:
On the rocks along the kilometer long pier, Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz.
Notes:
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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Sandwich Tern
Species ID Suggestions
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
1
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 10, 2013
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