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Scientific Name: Sterna sandvicensis Latham, 1787

Synonym: Thalasseus sandvicensis (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Sandwich Tern
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Sandwich Tern - Not Known - Sterna sandvicensis - Type: Marine_birds

Photo: Birds of the World

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Description:
Medium-sized pale tern with a bill pattern that varies according to location: mostly black with a noticeable yellow tip, but completely yellow in the Caribbean and some regions of South America. During breeding, displays a shaggy black cap; in non-breeding birds, the forehead becomes white.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Terrestrial
Main References:

Mondreti R, Davidar P, Ryan PG, Thiebot JB, Gremillet D (2020) SEABIRD AND CETACEAN OCCURRENCE IN THE BAY OF BENGAL ASSOCIATED WITH MARINE PRODUCTIVITY AND COMMERCIAL FISHING EFFORT Marine Ornithology 48: 91–101 (2020)

Other References:

Shealer, D., J. S. Liechty, A. R. Pierce, P. Pyle, and M. A. Patten (2020). Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.santer1.01

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