{"id":24359,"date":"2012-10-29T20:40:47","date_gmt":"2012-10-29T19:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/seabirds\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis\/"},"modified":"2024-12-10T08:23:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T07:23:24","slug":"sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/seabirds\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis\/","title":{"rendered":"Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) syn. Sterna sandvicensis is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. The current genus name is derived from Greek Thalassa, &#8220;sea&#8221;, and sandvicensis refers to Sandwich, Kent, Latham&#8217;s type locality. In birds, the specific name sandvicensis usually denotes that the species was first described from Hawaii, formerly known as the &#8220;Sandwich Islands&#8221;, but the Sandwich Tern does not occur there.<i><\/i><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-130-24359\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-799\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis-9.jpg\" title=\"Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis\/thumbs\/thumbs_sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis-9.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-798\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis-8.jpg\" title=\"Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis\/thumbs\/thumbs_sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis-8.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-797\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis-7.jpg\" title=\"Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis\/thumbs\/thumbs_sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis-7.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-796\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis-6.jpg\" title=\"Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis\/thumbs\/thumbs_sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis-6.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-795\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis-5.jpg\" title=\"Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis\/thumbs\/thumbs_sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis-5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-794\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis-4.jpg\" title=\"Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis\/thumbs\/thumbs_sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis-4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-793\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis-3.jpg\" title=\"Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis\/thumbs\/thumbs_sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis-3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-792\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis-2.jpg\" title=\"Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis\/thumbs\/thumbs_sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis-2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-791\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis-11.jpg\" title=\"Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) at Refugio De Aves De Boqueron, Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) at Refugio De Aves De Boqueron, Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis\/thumbs\/thumbs_sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis-11.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-790\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis-10.jpg\" title=\"Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis\/thumbs\/thumbs_sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis-10.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-789\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis-1.jpg\" title=\"Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis\/thumbs\/thumbs_sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis-1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-788\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis\/juvenile-sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis-13.jpg\" title=\"Juvenile Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) at Croagh Bay, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Juvenile Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) at Croagh Bay, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Juvenile Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis\/thumbs\/thumbs_juvenile-sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis-13.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Juvenile Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-787\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis\/juvenile-sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis-12.jpg\" title=\"Juvenile Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) at Croagh Bay, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Juvenile Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) at Croagh Bay, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Juvenile Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis\/thumbs\/thumbs_juvenile-sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis-12.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Juvenile Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-786\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis\/juvenile-sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis-11.jpg\" title=\"Juvenile Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) at Croagh Bay, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Juvenile Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) at Croagh Bay, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Juvenile Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis\/thumbs\/thumbs_juvenile-sandwich-tern-sterna-sandvicensis-11.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Juvenile Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t<!-- Pagination -->\n \t<div class=\"ngg-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) syn. Sterna sandvicensis is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. The current genus name is derived from Greek Thalassa, &#8220;sea&#8221;, and sandvicensis refers to Sandwich, Kent, Latham&#8217;s type locality. 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