Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (63)
- Subspecies (3)
David Shealer, Jeff S. Liechty, Aaron R. Pierce, Peter Pyle, and Michael A. Patten
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Grootsterretjie |
| Albanian | Sterni dimërak |
| Arabic | خرشنة سندويتشية |
| Armenian | Սպիտակաքիթ ջրածիծառ |
| Asturian | Garrochñn crestudu |
| Azerbaijani | Alaburun susüpürən |
| Basque | Txenada hankabeltza |
| Bulgarian | Гривеста рибарка |
| Catalan | xatrac becllarg |
| Chinese | 白嘴端燕鷗 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 白嘴端凤头燕鸥 |
| Croatian | dugokljuna čigra |
| Czech | rybák severní |
| Danish | Splitterne |
| Dutch | Grote Stern |
| English | Sandwich Tern |
| English (United States) | Sandwich Tern |
| Faroese | Faksaterna |
| Finnish | riuttatiira |
| French | Sterne caugek |
| French (France) | Sterne caugek |
| Galician | Carrán cristado |
| German | Brandseeschwalbe |
| Greek | Χειμωνογλάρονο |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Mòv kojèk |
| Hebrew | שחפית שחורת-מקור |
| Hungarian | Kenti csér |
| Icelandic | Þaraþerna |
| Italian | Beccapesci |
| Japanese | サンドイッチアジサシ |
| Latvian | Cekulzīriņš |
| Lithuanian | Margasnapė žuvėdra |
| Malayalam | കടലുണ്ടി ആള |
| Norwegian | splitterne |
| Persian | پرستو دریایی کاکلی تُک زرد |
| Polish | rybitwa czubata |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Garajau-de-bico-preto |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | trinta-réis-de-bando |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Garajau-de-bico-preto |
| Romanian | Chiră de mare |
| Russian | Пестроносая крачка |
| Serbian | Dugokljuna čigra |
| Slovak | rybár sivý |
| Slovenian | Kričava čigra |
| Spanish | Charrán Patinegro |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Gaviotín Pico Amarillo |
| Spanish (Chile) | Gaviotín de Sandwich |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Pagaza Puntiamarilla |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Gaviota de Sandwich |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Charrán Piconegro |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Gaviotín de Sandwich |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Gaviotín Punta Amarilla |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Charrán de Sandwich |
| Spanish (Panama) | Gaviotín Puntiamarillo |
| Spanish (Peru) | Gaviotín de Pata Negra |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Charrán Piquiagudo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Charrán patinegro |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Gaviotín Pico Amarillo |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Gaviota Patinegra |
| Swedish | kentsk/Cabots tärna |
| Turkish | Kara Gagalı Sumru |
| Ukrainian | Крячок рябодзьобий |
| Zulu | unonkliyo |
Thalasseus sandvicensis (Latham, 1787)
PROTONYM:
Sterna sandvicensis
Latham, 1787. Supplement to the general synopsis of birds, p.296.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Sandwich, Kent, England, based on the Sandwich Tern, Gen. Syn., 5, p. 356.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- THALASSEUS
- sandvicensis / sandvichensis / sandwicensis / sandwichensis
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TL: type locality
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